2. Dr Dominic Pearson

http://www.port.ac.uk/department-of-psychology/staff/dominic-pearson.html

Qualifications: BA, MSc, PhD

Role Title: Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology

Department: Department of Psychology

Faculty: Faculty of Science

Biography

I joined the department in September 2012 after 12 years of working as a psychologist for the UK probation services in the North-East. I first joined the probation service in Co. Durham after a project placement while on an MSc in Forensic Psychology at the University of Leicester. I then spent four years working in various areas of practice under Chartered supervision. I was BPS Chartered myself in 2004 and from then I led a small team of trainees and psychology assistants using research evidence to address organisational goals (what works in reducing reoffending). During this time I also worked towards aPhD with the University of York on the application and development of an artificial neural network on offender risk assessment data.

Teaching Responsibilities

My main teaching is on the MSc in Forensic Psychology and the BSc in Forensic Psychology Year 3 module ‘Psychology of Offending Behaviour’. I am also the unit coordinator for ‘Introduction to Forensic Psychology’ which is an optional module for Year 3 Psychology or ‘with Psychology’ students. I also supervise final year and postgraduate dissertations on assessment and treatment of offending behaviour.

Research Interests

I am interested in working with individuals or organisations committed to evidence-based practice (‘demonstrable effectiveness’) in the areas of offender risk prediction / risk management and the evaluation of offending behaviour programmes. I am a member of the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology.

3. Dr Katherine Brown

Qualifications: PhD Forensic Entomology

Role Title: Senior Lecturer

Address: King Henry Building, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2DY

Telephone: 02392845012

Email: Katherine.brown@port.ac.uk

Department: School of Biological Sciences

Faculty: Faculty of Science

Biography

I obtained my BSc (Hons) in Forensic Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Portsmouth, where I also stayed to complete my PhD in Forensic Entomology under the supervision of Dr Michelle Harvey. This work involved morphological and molecular analysis of the blowfly pupal stage for the purpose of age and time-since-death estimation.

I now teach forensic entomology on the BSc Forensic Biology and BSc Criminology and Forensic Studies courses, giving lectures and supervising undergraduate project and MRes students. These students continue to work alongside me on my research interests, namely larval and pupal development and also local patterns of decomposition and succession.

Teaching Responsibilities

I teach the Level 6 Forensic Entomology unit on the BSc Forensic Biology and BSc Criminology and Forensic Studies (Institute of Criminal Justice Studies). I also supervise forensic entomology and biology project students across the Forensic Biology, Biology and Criminology and Forensic Studies pathways.

Research Interests

My main research interests involve the examination of blowfly pupal development at the morphological and molecular levels, for the purpose of time-since-death estimation. My current project students are examining decomposition and insect succession in different environments within the local area, as well as larval development under differing feeding conditions.