I have spent the past 18 years as a S/lecturer, first at the University of St Andrews, and then at UCC. In 2023, I was appointed as the first Dean of Doctoral Studies in UCC, a senior leadership role with responsibility for the transformation of Doctoral Education. I am also an SL in Criminology (50% FTE). I began my academic career with a PhD in Applied Psychology, and I have been concerned with the application of psychology, victimology and criminological psychology to social issues ever since. This has involved the application of existing psychological frameworks in novel ways to significant social problems and the enhancement of those theories and frameworks in order to improve our understanding of and responses to these issues. A particular focus of my research revolves around how knowledge is used by practitioners in their work. Underpinning this approach is the understanding that the production of usable knowledge cannot be an academic venture in isolation and the co- design/production of research with key stakeholders is essential. The key thread connecting the variety of empirical work I undertake is a focus on extreme events and extreme behaviour.As a research leader, I am widely recognised as a national and international expert on extremism and terrorism. I have led multiple projects focusing on state responses to extremism and I have produced working papers, training manuals and case studies for statutory agencies and transnational bodies including most recently the IOM, UN, the European Commission, and the COE. In addition, in the past five years, I have produced 6 authored books and one edited book and 16 chapters/papers. In recognition of my research leadership, I am routinely called on to consult on issue of extremism and have travelled to, amongst others, Canada, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Japan to consult with national and regional agencies on issues such as the return of foreign fighters and de-radicalisation programmes.

• Trauma
• Extremism
• Political Violence/Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Psychology and Crime
• Victims and Victimology
• Methods

Modules created: CR6801/6802/6803/6804/6805/6806/6807/6808/6809/6810 CR1003 CR2008/CR2010 CR6001 PG6010 PG7049/PG7050 PhD Internship module Revamped modules PG6015