Doctor Michelle Newberry

Previous employment

Before joining the University of Southampton in 2018, Michelle worked in other academic posts (in both further education and higher education) as well as non-academic posts within the NHS and Prison Service. Some examples of her prior work include:

• Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University
• Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, University of Portsmouth
• Lecturer in Psychology, Brunel University
• Lecturer in Psychology, Richmond College
• Lecturer in Psychology, East Surrey College
• Chartered Psychologist & Researcher, HM Prison Service
• Assistant Psychologist, NHS & Prison Service
• Mental Health Unit Day Care Lead, Buckinghamshire County Council
• Mental Health Support Worker, Buckinghamshire County Council

Roles at the University of Southampton

Michelle holds the following roles at the University of Southampton:

• Programme Director, BSc Hons Criminology and Psychology (British Psychological Society accredited)
• Head of Work Planning
• Academic Integrity Lead
• Member of the Teaching Programme Team
• Member of the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Working Party
• Member of the Faculty Academic Validation Panel
• Module Lead and Lecturer on CRIM2004 Criminological Psychology
• Module Lead and Lecturer on CRIM3001 Penology
• Lecturer on CRIM2001 Perspectives in Criminology and CRIM3007 Violent and Sexual Offenders
• Undergraduate Dissertation Supervisor
• MSc Dissertation Supervisor
• PhD supervisor
• Faculty Ethics Committee Reviewer
• Member of the Research Strategy Steering Group
• Member of the Institute of Criminal Justice Research

PhD supervision

Michelle has successfully supervised the following PhD students to completion: 

• Utilising recovery capital to support offender treatment (Advisor for Zeddy Chaudry, 2018-2021)
• Male sexual assault in UK prisons (Second Supervisor for Jo Wilkinson, 2017-2020)
• Transnational child sex offending: Understanding threat to disrupt and target (Advisor for Sarah Wefers, 2017-2020)
• Child grooming: Predicting risk to prioritise offenders (Advisor for Oliver Merry, 2016-2019)
• Dark Triad traits and justification of immoral behaviour (Advisor for Sara Hughes, 2015-2018)
• Female offenders' experiences of supported resettlement (First supervisor for Jennifer Hardy, 2013-2018)
• Introducing risk assessment to the Maltese Probation Service (First supervisor for Chantal Avellino, 2010-2014)
• Maladaptive personality traits and their influence on violent and sexual aggression (First supervisor for Louise Maxwell, 2010-2013)

Michelle currently supervises the following PhD students:

• Motivations driving consumption of illegally-traded wildlife products (Arjun Awasthi, 2021-2024)
• The impact of anti-domestic violence law in China (Shaoai Zhong, 2020-2023)           
• The ecological consequences of marine wildlife crime (Kim Hadfield, 2019-2023)
• Life after trafficking: The social reintegration process of victims of sex trafficking in Indonesia (Sasie Rekha, 2018-2022)

Michelle has also examined a number of PhD theses.

Awards and nominations

Michelle has received a number of awards and nominations as follows:

• Awarded 2021: Employee Dedication Award, University of Southampton
• Nominated 2020: Vice Chancellor’s 'In the Face of Adversity’ Award, University of Southampton       
• Awarded 2017: Faculty Inspirational Teaching Award, Sheffield Hallam University                                    
• Awarded 2017: Faculty Inspirational Teaching Award, Sheffield Hallam University (Malaysia Campus)         
• Nominated 2016: Faculty Inspirational Teaching Award, Sheffield Hallam University   
• Awarded 2015: Exceptional Contribution Award, Sheffield Hallam University    
• Nominated 2015: Faculty Inspirational Teaching Award, Sheffield Hallam University (Malaysia Campus)   
• Awarded 2009: Performance Recognition Award, HM Prison Service