Centre for Justice Studies
Centre for Justice Studies

Our People

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Ms Catherine Kenny

Research interests

  • Indeterminate sentences particularly Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)
  • Criminal Justice and Human Rights
  • Foreign National Prisoners
Connect with Catherine

Email: C.Kenny@soton.ac.uk

Dr Christopher Hamerton LLB(Hons), MA, BCL (Oxon), PhD (Soton), FRAI, FLS

Lecturer

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Christopher

Email: C.T.Hamerton@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 7423

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Professor David Gurnham

Prof of Criminal Law & Int Legal Studies

Research interests

  • Gurnham's research and teaching reflect a primary interest in interdisciplinary approaches to law, through humanities and the arts. 

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with David

Email: D.Gurnham@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3418

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Mr David Shipley

Research interests

  • Storytelling as a tool for comprehending and healing from trauma
  • British prisons
  • Shame, stigma and grief
Connect with David

Email: D.C.Shipley@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7379809935

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Dr Haris Psarras LLB, LLM (NKUA), MJur (Oxon), PhD (Edin)

Associate Dean International

Research interests

  • General Jurisprudence
  • Tort Theory and the Philosophy of Private Law
  • Law and Humanities

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Haris

Email: C.Psarras@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 1349

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Professor Harry Annison

Professor of Criminal Justice

Research interests

  • Penal politics
  • Probation and parole
  • Narratives, storylines and penal policy

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Harry

Email: H.Annison@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4372

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Dr Jonathan Turner

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Legal philosophy
  • Political philosophy
  • Criminal law
Connect with Jonathan

Email: J.N.Turner@soton.ac.uk

Mr Mark Telford

Principal Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Criminal Law
  • Youth Justice
  • Legal Education

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Mark

Email: M.J.Telford@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2475

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Ms Megan Johnson

Part Time Lecturer
Connect with Megan

Email: Megan.Johnson@soton.ac.uk

Professor Nina Jorgensen LLB (Hons) (Bristol), D.Phil. (Oxon), Barrister

Professor of Public International Law

Research interests

  • Public International Law
  • International Criminal Law and Procedure
  • International Human Rights Law

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Nina

Email: N.H.B.Jorgensen@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 1962

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