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Dr. Marty Chamberlain is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Stirling's Faculty of Social Sciences. His research focuses on professional regulation, medical governance, and the sociological implications of risk within healthcare systems. He has held academic roles at multiple UK universities including Liverpool, Nottingham, and Southampton, and currently leads research in digital justice and automated regulatory systems. His work critiques tribunal processes, particularly their impact on vulnerable populations and procedural fairness.
Key affiliations include the British Society for Criminology, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, and ESRC Peer Review College. He chairs the Virtual Trials National Project Board and advises Edinburgh Women’s Aid on digital court systems. His research explores post-COVID court reforms, AI-driven regulatory tools, and the socio-legal challenges of professional accountability.
Chamberlain advocates for quantitative skills education and has pioneered visual learning strategies to reduce statistical anxiety in social sciences. His recent projects examine virtual domestic abuse courts and the ethical use of predictive analytics in healthcare regulation. He holds a doctorate analyzing NHS regulatory failures and has published widely on medical practitioners' disciplinary hearings.
- Research Themes: Professional regulation, medical ethics, digital justice, criminological theory
- Grants: ESRC-funded research on data visualization in education (2012-2014)
- Labs/Groups: Centre for Policy, Conflict and Co-operation (CPCCR); Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy (CRISP)
