Sociology and Criminology staff
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Connor Osborn
Lecturer in Youth Work & Communities
Connor joined 探花直播 in 2025 as a lecturer, bringing over a decade of experience in youth work and a strong background in digital media and music. Having completed a master鈥檚 degree in Youth and Community Leadership in 2024, Connor is a JNC-qualified youth worker with extensive experience working across...
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Dr Aidan O'Sullivan
Lecturer in Criminology
Dr. Aidan O鈥橲ullivan got his first degree, a 1:1 joint-honours in Sociology and Philosophy, from the University College of Cork in the Republic of Ireland in 2006. He would go onto to receive the same mark for his Masters in Sociology at the same institution in 2008.聽
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Dr Sarah Pemberton
Associate Professor - Criminology
Having initially studied Social Policy as an undergraduate Sarah became immersed in the study of the social world, this served as the foundation for an unrelenting interest in social research which she pursues to this day.聽
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Matthew Phillips
Lecturer in Criminology and Policing
Matthew is a lecturer in Criminology and Policing where he has taught since 2020. Matthew鈥檚 area of PhD research concerns cybercrime, in particular cryptocurrency-based money laundering and ransomware on dark web marketplaces.
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Dr Kadian Pow
Course Lead, MA Black Studies and Global Justice
Though the topics have changed, Kadian Pow's experience in education spans 20 years. From prestigious museums to community programming to academia, Kadian has been fortunate to be in education in both the USA and the UK.
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Dr Licheng Qian
Lecturer in Sociology
Licheng Qian earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Virginia in 2017 and is currently a Lecturer in Sociology at 探花直播. Before moving to 探花直播, he served as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Macau (2021鈥�2023) and Zhejiang University (2017鈥�2021). Licheng's...
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Dr Euan Raffle
Lecturer in Security Studies and Criminology
Euan completed his PhD at the University of Leeds in May 2020. His thesis was entitled: Security, Emancipation and Narcotics- State Vigilantism and the War on Drugs in Southeast Asia. He then undertook a White Rose ESRC Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Leeds, mentored by Professor Adrian Gallagher. He has published...
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Dr Mohammed Rahman
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
Dr Mohammed Rahman is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences. Previously he was a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University.
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Laura Riley
Lecturer in Criminology
Laura Riley is a Lecturer in Criminology and PhD researcher at 探花直播. Her research focuses upon desistance from serious offending and the importance of the community in this process. Her teaching interests include: Policing, vulnerabilities, ethics and qualitative research methods.
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Dr Ryan Scoats
Senior Lecturer in Sociology / Course Leader BA (hons) Sociology and Sociology & Criminology
Dr Ryan Scoats has previously been a lecturer in Sports Sociology at both Wolverhampton and Winchester Universities, lecturer in Sociology at Coventry University, and a researcher at 探花直播. Much of Dr Scoats鈥� research focuses on people鈥檚 experiences of threesomes. Utilising a sociological perspective, his...