Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in:

• Criminal law
• Criminal justice
• Socio-legal approaches to criminal law
• Lay participation in justice procedures

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Public outreach & key achievements

• Barrister (non-registered), Bar of Northern Ireland and Bar of England and Wales
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Visiting scholar, Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law
• Academic consultant to Australian Capital Territory Human Rights Commission

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• Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• School of Law
• Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice 

Get ahead: tips on how to prepare your application to study for a PhD at QUB Law

Read our guidance on the steps in our PhD applications process and how to present your research proposal.