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Centre for Criminology

Our members

Our members are at the forefront of criminology research

The breadth and variety of our interests ensures our work crosses disciplinary boundaries as we draw upon criminology, sociology, and psychology

Our Directors

Dr Sobia Ahmad Kaker

Dr Sobia Ahmad Kaker

Deputy Director

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Our members

Professor Eamonn Carrabine
Professor Eamonn Carrabine

Member

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Alejandra Diaz De Leon
Dr Alejandra Diaz De Leon

Member

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Isabel Crowhurst
Dr Isabel Crowhurst

Member

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Sergio Lo Iacono
Dr Sergio Lo Iacono

Member

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Professor Chris Greer
Professor Chris Greer

Member

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Katerina Hadjimatheou
Dr Katerina Hadjimatheou

Member

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Johanna Romer
Dr Johanna Romer

Member

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Professor Anna Sergi
Professor Anna Sergi

Member

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Darren Thiel
Dr Darren Thiel

Member

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Carlos Solar
Dr Carlos Solar

Member

Centre for Criminology, University of Essex

Our affiliates

Caroline Bald
Caroline Bald

Affiliate

School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

Dr Simon Cooper
Dr Simon Cooper

Affiliate

Essex Law School, University of Essex

Professor John Preston
Professor John Preston

Affiliate

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Dr James Allen-Robertson
Dr James Allen-Robertson

Affiliate

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Oriola Sallavaci
Dr Oriola Sallavaci

Affiliate

Essex Law School, University of Essex

Professor Audrey Guinchard
Professor Audrey Guinchard

Affiliate

Essex Law School, University of Essex

Professor Lorna McGregor
Professor Lorna McGregor

Affiliate

School of Law, University of Essex

Professor Frances Blumenfeld
Professor Frances Blumenfeld

Affiliate

School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

Professor Neli Demireva
Professor Neli Demireva

Affiliate

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Professor Renee Luthra
Professor Renee Luthra

Affiliate

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Professor Colin Samson
Professor Colin Samson

Affiliate

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Carlos Gigoux Gramegna
Dr Carlos Gigoux Gramegna

Affiliate

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Helen Rand

Senior Lecturer

School of Law and Criminology, University of Greenwich

Dr Elise Lobbedez
Dr Elise Lobbedez

Affiliate

Essex Business School, University of Essex

Visiting Scholars

Rosamunde Elise Van Brakel

Professor

Law, Science, Technology and Society Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Avi Brisman

Professor

School of Justice Studies, Eastern Kentucky University

Avi Brisman is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), an Honorary Professor at Newcastle Law School at the University of Newcastle (Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia), and Editor-in-Chief of Critical Criminology: An International Journal.

Marco Calaresu

Research Fellow

Department of Law, University of Sassari

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Katja Eman

Associate Professor

Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor

Katja Eman research is on green criminology, environmental crime, environmental justice, criminology, victimology, penology,organised crime, legitimacy of criminal justice and security institutions.
Gökçe Karalezli

Research Assistant

Political Science and Public Administration, Ankara University

Petr Kupka

Researcher

Department of Anthropology , University of West Bohemia

Petr Kupka research explores methods and techniques in social sciences, theory of state, theory of field, security politics, public administration, corruption, organized crime.
Nina Peršak

Visiting Full Professor

Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana

Nina Peršak is also the Scientific Director of the Institute for Criminal-Law Ethics and Criminology, Ljubljana (Slovenia).

Ascensión García Ruiz

Lecturer

Faculty of Law , Complutense University of Madrid

Ascensión García Ruiz main research is on Environmental criminal law, Green Criminology and Critical Criminology, International criminal law; Ecocide and Climate migration.
Luca Storti

Associate Professor

Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin

Luca Storti is also a Research Fellow at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies in the The Graduate Center at The City University of New York.
Meropi Tzanetakis

Senior Postdoc Fellow

Department of Political Science, University of Vienna

Dr. Meropi Tzanetakis research examines how the use of digital platforms is transforming the supply chain of illicit drug markets and alters barriers to entry.

Reece Walters

Professor of Criminology

Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University

Professor Reece Walters expertise include Green and Southern Criminology, Crimes of the Powerful, and the Sociology of Criminological Knowledge.

Michael Woodiwiss

Senior Lecturer

ACE - Creative and Cultural Industries, UWE Bristol

Dr Woodiwiss is one of the world's leading interdisciplinary historians in the conceptualisation of organized crime and its control. His interdisciplinary research interests involve the study of organized crime, corporate crime, corruption and the attempts to control these activities – with a focus on international norm making.

Martina Novopacka

University Lecturer

Institute for Criminology and Social Prevention, Charles University

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