Domestic and sexual violence, Probation service and offender rehabilitation, Pedagogical/educational research in HE
Job title:
Associate Professor of Criminology
Biography:
Dr Nicola Roberts is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Sunderland.
Her recent research analyses universities' websites for discourses of personal safety, sexual violence interventions, and reports of interpersonal violence from students - you can read it here:
1. ‘deconstructing dangerous discourse: an analysis of personal safety advice to students on UK universities’ websites’. Published in Journal of Gender Based Violence, @JGBVjournal, Bristol University Press, here: https://doi.org/10.1332/23986808Y2023D000000005 . The article will help universities re-frame their personal safety advice to students to avoid victim-blaming
2. on 'students’ help-seeking for experiences of interpersonal violence: How can universities respond?' Published in Criminology amore...
Dr Nicola Roberts is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Sunderland.
Her recent research analyses universities' websites for discourses of personal safety, sexual violence interventions, and reports of interpersonal violence from students - you can read it here:
1. ‘deconstructing dangerous discourse: an analysis of personal safety advice to students on UK universities’ websites’. Published in Journal of Gender Based Violence, @JGBVjournal, Bristol University Press, here: https://doi.org/10.1332/23986808Y2023D000000005 . The article will help universities re-frame their personal safety advice to students to avoid victim-blaming
2. on 'students’ help-seeking for experiences of interpersonal violence: How can universities respond?' Published in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Sage Journals, here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17488958231202011 . These findings are timely given the OfS' recent consultation about how universities record and monitor sexual misconduct.
3. on ‘changing the culture of sexual violence at UK universities: a website analysis of definitions, report/support and prevent mechanisms’, published in the Higher Education Policy Journal, @Springer Nature, access the full article here: https://rdcu.be/dqHKF . The findings are also timely given the OfS' recent consultation.
4. on ‘the dark and desolate campus: what can be done to enhance students’ perceptions of safety on-campus’? With Emerald Publishing in the Safer Communities journal here: https://doi.org/10.1108/SC-01-2022-0006. The findings are important for HEIs and campus security in enhancing students' perceptions of safety and use of campus space.
5. on 'the makings of an exclusive community: students' perceptions of dangerous others', published with @SpringerNature in Higher Education international journal here: https://rdcu.be/cMy9k or https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-022-00850-8 for the full article. The findings are important for maintaining an open and inclusive university campus.
6. on ‘a qualitative evaluation of bystander training: what works?’, published with Wiley Open Access @wiley.com, in The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, for the full article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hojo.12487. The findings are important for the design and delivery of future bystander training.
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Criminology, MSc Criminology (with Distinction), PhD in Criminology, MA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education