Senior Lecturer in Media, Sheffield Hallam University I am a Senior Lecturer in Media and the Course Leader for BAHons (Media). I am currently teaching multiple modules for BA(Hons) Media and MA in Global Communication and Media. My research focuses on cultural and technical aspects of social media including influencers, platforms, content, audience, participatory culture and algorithmic networks. My current research focuses on YouTube video networks, audience engagement with YouTubers, and gamification elements on online streaming apps. I was awarded a PhD in Digital Media and Communication, and an MSc in Design and Digital Media (with Distinction) both at the University of Edinburgh.
Research Fellow, University of South Wales I joined the University of South Wales (USW) in January 2015 and worked alongside Professor Fiona Brookman on the Homicide Investigation and Forensic Science Project (funded by The Leverhulme Trust). The project examined the role of forensic science and digital technologies within British homicide investigations. Through this project, I have gained substantial experience of interviewing homicide detectives, forensic scientists, and digital experts, and observed several live homicide investigations, from crime scene through to court. Findings from the project have been disseminated widely, for example, they have helped to inform the Home Office Impact of Forensic Science project. We are continuing to analyse the data and engage with key stakeholders from the Home Office, Forensic Capability Network and National Police Chiefs’ Council. I am also working alongside Dr Cheryl Allsop at USW. In May 2022, we were awarded £121,802 from the Home Office STAR fund to work on cases of missing people considered murdered. The project, 'Missing-Murdered: Identifying Vulnerabilities and Risk Factors’ will run until the end of March 2023 and seeks to understand commonalities and characteristics to assist in developing toolkits for frontline police officers to mitigate against the challenges and risks associated with recognising and responding to homicide in missing persons investigations. Assessing accurately who will come to harm is difficult yet, when dealing with cases of missing persons considered murdered, the initial response to the missing person report is the most important factor for solving the homicide and any delays in recognising and responding to a potential homicide will reduce the chances of solving it. The project will help the police to spot the triggers which might indicate homicide when dealing with missing person reports. Prior to joining USW in January 2015, I worked for Leicestershire Police for over twelve years. This included roles as a Crime Recorder/Receiver and Research Officer. Between June 2007 - November 2010, I worked as the Protecting Vulnerable People Intelligence analyst, with analytical responsibility for the Public Protection Investigation Unit, which included the child abuse investigation unit, sexual and dangerous offenders, serious sexual offences, and child sexual exploitation. I utilised analytical techniques and specialised IT software (i2 Analyst Notebook) to create analytical products, which assisted detectives in the investigation of crime and the presentation of material at court. Most recently (November 2010 - January 2015), I was a Review Officer - I worked as part of a team reviewing undetected homicides, domestic homicides, stranger rapes, cold cases, serious and organised crime, and long-term missing persons. I outlined recommendations for further work, identified good practice, and ensured the investigation conformed to nationally approved standards, had not overlooked any investigative opportunities and had been conducted with integrity and objectivity. As part of this role, I gained experience of using police databases such as HOLMES (used for major crimes) and COMPACT (used for missing person investigations). I also observed post-mortems and completed placements with forensic services, the dog section and firearms unit.
Professor of Psychology, Clemson University Dr. Zinzow is a Professor and Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychology. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Traumatic Stress at the National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center at MUSC before assuming her faculty position at Clemson University in 2008. Dr. Zinzow's research focuses on trauma and mental health, and she has authored over 50 publications in scientific, peer-reviewed journals. She has conducted extensive research on sexual violence, and has recently served as Co-Principal Investigator on two grants to investigate technology-based sexual violence prevention programs. Dr. Zinzow was Co-Principal Investigator on a SAMHSA-funded campus suicide prevention grant and Co-Founder of Tigers Together to Stop Suicide. She serves as a consultant for the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center. Dr. Zinzow received the Thomas Green Clemson Award for Excellence in 2022, the President's Commission on Women Outstanding Woman Faculty Member Award in 2019, and the CBBS Emerging Scholar Research Excellence award in 2011. She plays leadership roles in Clemson's NSF Tigers ADVANCE initiative to improve campus gender equity and has served on the Clemson University Well-Being Initiative, Sexual Violence Task Force and Title IX Hearing Board.
Hugh is interested in the Neolithic to Bronze Age monumental landscapes of Saudi Arabia, specifically the transition from a ritual to funerary landscape that occurred in the region between c.5000-2800 BCE. This was part of his research in the Aerial Archaeology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Project (AAKSA), a multifaceted project which he directed from 2020-2023, and included remote sensing, helicopter photography, ground survey, and excavation. The project identified hundreds of thousands of stone-built structures across the Northwest of Saudi Arabia. These include monumental Neolithic ritual structures known as ‘mustatil’, Bronze Age funerary structures, and domestic structures of all periods. This work will continue as the Prehistoric AlUla and Khaybar Excavation Project (PAKEP), recently started at the University of Sydney (2023-2027).
Research Fellow in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford I’m a research fellow at Oxford University’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. My research interests cover a wide terrain in ethics, from issues of distributive justice to human enhancement technologies and the nature of well-being. I received my PhD from The University of Otago. Previously, I worked as a journalist in Egypt where I grew up.
Associate Professor, College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University I am currently an Associate Professor at the College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, China. I obtained Ph.D degree in Agricultural Economics through the joint educational program between Huazhong Agricultural University (China) and Lincoln University (New Zealand). I works in the fields of Agricultural Economics and Development Economics, with a focus on topics such as agricultural productivity and efficiency, information technology adoption, rural welfare, and farmer subjective well-being.
