Dr. Emma Winlow obtained her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Criminology and Crime & Justice from the University of Chester and completed her PhD at the University of Gloucestershire. A public criminologist, Emma has extensive leadership and management experience in higher education and is passionate about accessibility, inclusion, and employability in teaching and learning. She established the School of Criminal Justice with these practices in mind. Emma is also a member of the British Society of Criminology and the British Society of Criminology’s Teaching and Learning Network.
Dr. Kimberley Marsh graduated with her PhD from the University of Manchester in 2016, after completing her MRes in Criminology and Socio - Legal Studies (University of Manchester), MSc in Criminology and Criminal Psychology (University of Portsmouth) and BSc Sociology (University of Surrey) . She has gained a wealth of experience in teaching and academic leadership from her initial role as an Associate Lecturer at The University of Manchester to her role as Deputy Head of School at Arden University. In addition, she has carried out government-funded research, looking into improving the life chances of looked after children and care leavers in the UK. Kimberley's research interests focus on attachment, parenting styles, and behavioural responses.
Saabirah Osman is a Programme Lead within the School of Criminal Justice. She obtained her BA and MA degrees at Birmingham City University and is currently completing her PhD at Liverpool John Moores University. Her PhD seeks to explore and examine the services provided to UK migrants who are survivors of Sexual Violence. Through this research she hopes to widen accessibility and availability of appropriate support to this population. Saabirah’s research background predominately focuses on sex offenders, specifically on the successful reintegration and management once released into the community. In addition to this Saabirah has published various book chapters that have explored and discussed various issues including: sexual abuse, Intersectional Studies in prisons research and, addiction and online gambling. Prior to pursing her career within academia, Saabirah worked with the Birmingham Youth Offending Services.
Sam began her career working for Cleveland Police, before training in Crime Scene Examination and Serious and Organised Crime. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Investigative Studies, an MSc in Criminal Investigation and a PGCE in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.
Sam has been lecturing in HE for 18 years, teaching on a range of specialist learning and development programmes in partnership with law enforcement agencies, in addition to teaching traditional undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. She is also an external examiner for policing provision at Northumbria University and Salford University, working alongside Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and Northumbria Police.
She was the programme leader of the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) with Cleveland Police and Teesside University and module leader for a number of investigative and policing modules as well as leading the Legal and Forensic Medicine professional course for Mitie. This has led to Sam becoming a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Programme Team Leader for Investigation, Security and Defence at Arden University.
As a member of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIRG), Sam is an active researcher, her work primarily focusing upon fingerprint forgery and fraud, police interviewing practices, police direct entry and the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD in uniformed roles, looking at hidden signs of PTSD and the impact upon families and relationships.
Harriet is a law academic and former associate head with a focus on access to justice, mediation, and practical legal training. She is an RICS accredited mediator who is hoping to start a PhD on international mediation and access to justice. Harriet graduated from the University of Hull with a LLB Law (Hons) degree and later went on to achieve a Bar Professional Training Course. Harriet was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 2012 and continues to be very actively involved with the legal profession. Prior to entering academia, Harriet worked in the voluntary sector as a campaigns officer and as a legal adviser. Now, Harriet is responsible for the management and academic delivery of the LLB Law programmes at Arden University. She is currently working to improve key metrics within the Law programmes to ensure our programme portfolio reflects changes to professional legal education.