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After completing my studies in clinical and social psychology (MSc), I worked as a trainee prison psychologist in Switzerland, further specialising in the rehabilitation of offenders. I mostly worked with sex offenders and those with substance misuse issues. After this experience, I moved to the UK to study criminology (MA). My academic interests focus on youth crime, sexuality and the impact of vulnerability on people’s social interactions, particularly those relating to the use of new communication technologies and social media. I maintain an active engagement with ex-offenders through a specialisation in psychotherapy.
HE Associate Fellow
I lecture on modules on Forensic Psychology, Psychology and Criminology and Qualitative Research Methods.
Broadly, my research investigates the impact of forms of vulnerability in the context of interactions carried out with new communication technologies and social media. I am particularly interested in phenomena such as sexting, which are legally framed, and which can lead to a penal sanction. I have completed a PhD thesis exploring the meaning of sexting for teenagers, where I interviewed 16-year-olds concerning their understanding of the exchange of sexualised images via social media and new communication technologies (e.g. mobile phones).
Member of the Board of Directors, International Association for Jungian Studies
Moral panics about the sexuality of teenagers, the pornification of culture and the pedagogical needs of contemporary adolescents.
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