Sociology and Criminology staff
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Dr Ashjan Ajour
Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Ashjan Ajour is an award-winning interdisciplinary scholar whose research explores decolonial sociology, feminist theories, incarceration, embodied protests, political subjectivity and forced displacement. She is the author of Reclaiming Humanity in Palestinian Hunger Strikes: Political Subjectivity and Decolonizing the...
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Professor Imran Awan
Professor of Criminology
Professor Imran Awan is one of the country’s leading criminologists and experts on Islamophobia and countering extremism.
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Dr Kyla Bavin
Lecturer of Criminology
Kyla has been a lecturer in Criminology at BCU since April 2022. Since she joined BCU, she has taught on a range of foundation, undergraduate, and postgraduate modules. She is the module leader on the following undergraduate modules: CRI4045 Key Debates in Criminology CRI5088 Understanding Crime and Criminal...
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Dr Damian Breen
Associate Professor in Criminology
Damian is currently a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University. His research interests are focused on exploring the public positioning of Muslim interests in British contexts. In particular, his research has focused on the ways that public debates around nationhood and national identity impact on...
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Dr Eveleigh Buck-Matthews
Lecturer in Criminology
Eveleigh joined BCU in December 2021 as a Lecturer in Criminology. They completed a PhD in International Studies and Social Sciences in 2018, having previously studied Peace Studies at Bradford University and Geography at University of Leicester. Eveleigh is passionate about delivering high quality and creative teaching to...
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Kusminder Chahal
Senior Research Fellow
Kusminder Chahal has worked as a social and community-based researcher in a variety of organisations and places locally, nationally and internationally. This has led to a passion for understanding lived experiences, how better to exchange research knowledge, inform practice and policy and work in partnership with people who...
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Dr Ben Colliver
Associate Professor in Criminology and Subject Lead for Criminology & Policing
Dr Ben Colliver completed his undergraduate degree in ‘Criminal Justice and Legal Studies’ at the University of Greenwich before completing an MSc in ‘Criminology and Social Research Methods’ at London Southbank University.
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Lucas Danos
Lecturer
Lucas Danos is a Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University where he has taught since 2017. Passionate for learning and teaching he has worked on various modules across all BCU undergraduate Criminology courses.
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Andrew Dixon
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Andrew Dixon teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the School of Social Sciences. He is presently the study abroad tutor for the School.
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Dr Melindy Duffus
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Melindy’s main area of research focuses on the support within the community to encourage desistance from offending and substance misuse. Additionally, Melindy is a prison befriender for the New Bridge Foundation, a befriending service between members of the public and people in prison.