Dr. David Honeywell is a lecturer in criminology at Arden University. He is also currently a co-Investigator for large scale study funded by the NHIR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) working on the PROSPECT programme (Prevention of suicide behaviour in prison: enhancing access to therapy).
Dr. David Temple is a Lecturer in Criminology within the School of Criminal Justice. joined Arden University as a lecturer in Criminology after previously working at as a research associate at Teesside University and lecturer at Leeds Trinity University. His previous research experience includes working with older male offenders in their desistance attempts within a probation setting, which informed his doctoral research. David holds a PhD in criminology from Teesside University and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Dr. Darren Woodward completed his PhD in Criminology in 2018. It was a qualitative research project that examined the community experiences of men who had been convicted of child sex offences. He has worked at The University Centre Grimsby where he was a Programme Leader for criminology, and Coventry University (Scarborough Campus) where he taught on the Professional Policing (pre-join) programme, before joining Arden’s School of Criminal Justice in May 2022. Darren is also an ex-prison officer, having served for just under 17 years.
Dr. Saeb El Kasm is a Lecturer in Criminology at Arden University’s School of Criminal Justice and leads the Academic Personal Tutor (APT) scheme which provides students with active academic support and guidance. His research explores the challenges and possibilities of digital technology as a medium for fighting corruption, upholding human rights, resisting state crime and ‘unmasking the crimes of the powerful.’
Richard embarked on his academic journey at Monash University in South Africa, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology (with Honours) and International Studies. His exceptional performance in his Honours Degree and thesis earned him the Certificate of Excellence in 2011. His thesis was a mixed methods research endeavor entitled “Exploring the philosophical values of Ubuntu, as a mechanism of healing and reconciliation, in a Post-Apartheid South African Township”.
Christina completed her PhD conducting the first UK and European study exploring how youth disengage from violent youth street gangs. Christina has over 20 years’ experience working primarily with NGO’s. she is co-founder and former Executive Chair of the Charity Mothers Against Violence, established in 1999 to support victims and their families of homicide and other serious violent crimes.
Dr Robert Lee joined Arden University in 2023 and is a senior lecturer in Criminology within the School of Criminal Justice. He completed his PhD in Sociology at the University of Leeds where he focussed on the social productivity and function of anonymity and the ways in which expanding surveillance technologies and practices are eroding the capacity to be anonymous in the 21st century. His research and subject knowledge is interdisciplinary in nature, located within and across Surveillance Studies and Digital Sociology with a wider interest in the social theory of Zygmunt Bauman.
Dr. Mark Horsley joined Arden University in 2023 as a Senior Lecturer. He is part of the school management team for criminal justice and teaches on the criminology programme at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Mark has conducted research on financial markets, debt-based economies, legal/illegal forms of consumer finance, use of consumer finance for illegal purposes and on a few different aspects of criminological theory. He is the author of The Dark Side of Prosperity, a book about the consequences of mass indebtedness in the aftermath of the 2008/9 financial crisis.
Dr. Cristiana Cardoso is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Programme Caretaker at Arden University. She holds a BA (Hons), MA and PhD in Criminology, a PGCert in Learning and Teaching and a PGCert in Research Practice. Cristiana is a Fellow of the Advance HE and has accrued vast experience in the higher education industry through designing and leading several criminology-related modules and programmes. She also manages various projects and liaises closely with external organisations to develop applied learning opportunities for students during their studies and after they graduate.
Dr. Jane Donoghue is a senior lecturer in Criminology at Arden University. Her research is multi-disciplinary in nature, with a particular focus on criminal justice policy and practice, both nationally and internationally. Jane has published widely on criminal justice responses to offending and has conducted research on a range of different topics, including virtual courts and sentencing, anti-social behaviour, and youth justice. She currently specialises in the evolution of digital criminal justice praxis, and its consequences and future implications for systems of justice globally.