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Centre for Justice Studies
Centre for Justice Studies

Our People

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Ms Catherine Kenny

Research interests

  • Indeterminate sentences particularly Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)
  • Criminal Justice and Human Rights
  • Foreign National Prisoners

Dr Christopher Hamerton LLB(Hons), MA, BCL (Oxon), PhD (Soton), FRAI, FLS

Lecturer

Accepting applications from PhD students

Professor David Gurnham

Prof of Criminal Law & Int Legal Studies

Research interests

  • Gurnham's research and teaching reflect a primary interest in interdisciplinary approaches to law, through humanities and the arts. 

Accepting applications from PhD students

Mr David Shipley

Research interests

  • Storytelling as a tool for comprehending and healing from trauma
  • British prisons
  • Shame, stigma and grief

Dr Haris Psarras LLB, LLM (NKUA), MJur (Oxon), PhD (Edin)

Associate Dean International

Research interests

  • General Jurisprudence
  • Tort Theory and the Philosophy of Private Law
  • Law and Humanities

Accepting applications from PhD students

Professor Harry Annison

Professor of Criminal Justice

Research interests

  • Penal politics
  • Probation and parole
  • Narratives, storylines and penal policy

Accepting applications from PhD students

Dr Jonathan Turner

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Legal philosophy
  • Political philosophy
  • Criminal law

Mr Mark Telford

Principal Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Criminal Law
  • Youth Justice
  • Legal Education

Accepting applications from PhD students

Ms Megan Johnson

Part Time Lecturer

Professor Nina Jorgensen LLB (Hons) (Bristol), D.Phil. (Oxon), Barrister

Professor of Public International Law

Research interests

  • Public International Law
  • International Criminal Law and Procedure
  • International Human Rights Law

Accepting applications from PhD students