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Sara Skott serves as Associate Professor and Subject Representative in Criminology at Mid Sweden University's Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in Sundsvall, specializing in deadly violence, sexual homicide, and the intersection of violence with masculinities through critical theoretical frameworks.
Education: PhD from The University of Edinburgh (2018) with dissertation "Changing Types of Homicide in Scotland and their Relationship to Changing Types of Wider Violence".
Research Focus:
- Disaggregation of homicide subtypes and violence trends using empirical criminological methods
- Application of Gothic and Ghost Criminology to analyze cultural narratives, video games, and migration
- Youth intimate partner femicide and gendered violence dynamics in adolescent relationships
- Spectrality in political discourse and social exclusion phenomena
Publication Evolution: Her 2019-2025 work transitions from Scottish homicide statistics to European comparative studies, increasingly incorporating hauntological analysis of cultural texts (e.g., video games, political campaigns) while maintaining empirical rigor in violence disaggregation.
Research Leadership:
- Ongoing: "Breaking the cycle" crime prevention project targeting youth gang recruitment
- Completed: Studies on fatal youth couple violence, everyday violence among adolescents, and haunting effects of violent narratives
Collaborative Networks: Active partnerships with Mid Sweden University colleagues (Nyhlén, Giritli Nygren) and international researchers across Scotland, Canada, and Europe.
