Dr Amy Burrell BSc, MSc, FHEA, PhD

Dr Amy Burrell

School of Psychology
Research Fellow

Contact details

Amy is a researcher with a background in forensic psychology. She works on multiple research projects at the University 麻豆精选, predominantly focused on topics such as sexual violence, behavioural crime linkage, and policing.

Qualifications

  • PhD Forensic Psychology (University of Leicester)
  • MSc Forensic Behavioural Science (University of Liverpool)
  • BSc Applied Psychology (University of Durham)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Birmingham City University)
  • NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity (Leicester College)

Biography

Dr Amy Burrell has been researching in crime and policing for over 15 years. She graduated from University of Durham with a degree in Applied Psychology in 2002 before going onto complete an MSc in Forensic Behavioural Science at University of Liverpool the following year. After 4 years working as a Research Fellow for the Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science she returned to education to complete a PhD (part time) in Forensic Psychology at the University of Leicester. Her PhD was on behavioural crime linkage (i.e. a method for identifying whether you can identify series of offences committed by the same person based on their crime scene actions) in personal robbery. After completing her PhD in 2013, Amy moved to the University 麻豆精选 to become the Network Facilitator for the Crime Linkage International Network (C-LINK) (www. crimelinkage.org). She then moved to teaching roles for 6 years – Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Birmingham City University and Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Forensic Psychology at Coventry University – before returning to research in January 2021. She is a Research Fellow at University 麻豆精选 predominantly working on projects related to sexual violence, spiking, and policing.

Research

Amy’s research interests include property crime – in particular personal robbery, behavioural crime linkage, group offending, group decision-making, and violent crime.

Other activities

  • Editorial Board Member – Criminal Justice and Behavior
  • Editorial Board Member – Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling
  • Editorial Board Member - Journal of Criminal Psychology
  • External Examiner - MSc Cybercrime, Terrorism and Security, University of Plymouth

Publications

Recent publications

Book

Burrell, A 2022, . Palgrave Macmillan.

Burrell, A (ed.) & Tonkin, M 2020, . Routledge. <>

Article

W眉llenweber, S & Burrell, A 2023, '', Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling.

Wuellenweber, S & Burrell, A 2020, '', Psychology, Crime and Law, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 122-139.

Woodhams, J, Tonkin, M, Imre, H, Winter, JM, Lam, E, ten Brinke, G-J, Webb, M, Labuschagne, G, Bennell, C, Ashmore-Hills, L, van der Kemp, J, Lipponen, S, Pakkanen, T, Rainbow, L, Salfati, CG, Santtila, P & Burrell, A 2019, '', Legal and Criminological Psychology, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 123-140.

Tonkin, M, Pakkanen, T, Sir茅n, J, Bennell, C, Woodhams, J, Imre, H, Winter, JM, Lam, E, Ten Brinke, G, Webb, M, Labuschagne, GN, Ashmore-hills, L, Van Der Kemp, JJ, Lipponen, S, Rainbow, L, Salfati, CG, Santtila, P & Burrell, A 2017, '', Journal of Criminal Justice, vol. 50, pp. 19-28. ,

Burrell, A, Bull, R, Bond, J & Herrington, G 2015, '', Psychology, Crime and Law, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 551-569.

Chapter

Burrell, A & Tonkin, M 2020, . in S Kewley & C Barlow (eds), Preventing Sexual Violence. Policy Press, pp. 111-130.

Ashmore-Hills, L, Burrell, A & Tonkin, M 2017, . in Handbook of Risk Management and the Criminal Justice System. Palgrave, pp. 1-32.

Comment/debate

Burrell, A, Costello, B, Hobson, W, Morton, R, Mu帽oz, CG, Thomas, K & Kloess, JA 2023, '', Communications Psychology, vol. 1, no. 1, 9.

Commissioned report

Evans, E, Christie, C, Chandan, J & Burrell, A 2024, . College of Policing. <>

Burrell, A, Woodhams, J, Gregory, P & Robinson, E 2023, .

Burrell, A, Evans, E & Nokes, K 2022, . College of Policing. <>

Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

Burrell, A, Slater, C & Davies, K 2024, . in P Caeiro, S Gless, V Mitsilegas, MJ Costa, J De Snaijer & G Theodorakakou (eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Literature review

Burrell, A, Costello, B & Woodhams, J 2024, '', Aggression and Violent Behavior, vol. 79, 102014.