Dr Emma Palmer
Reader in Forensic Psychology
Contact details:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour
University of Leicester
George Davies Centre (GDC)
University Road
Leicester, LE1 7RH
Tel: 0116 229 7048
E-mail: ejp8@le.ac.uk
Personal Statement:
I hold a BA (Hons) in Social & Political Science from Cambridge University and a PhD in Forensic Psychology at Birmingham University. I subsequently spent 18 months as a postdoctoral research at Leicester University, before taking up a lectureship here at Leicester. During my time at Leicester I have worked in a number of departments including Psychology; Psychiatry; Health Sciences; and Neuroscience, Psychology & Behaviour.
My research examines the development of antisocial behaviour, aggression and offending, with specific reference to social cognition; health, well-being and disease in prisons; and interventions to reduce offending. Funders of my research include the Ministry of Justice, Prison & Probation Service, Home Office, Health Foundation and the Sentencing Council. Current/recent research projects include a process evaluation of the Drug Recovery Prison at HMP Holme House and evaluation of digital technology in prisons. I am currently developing research on health and disease in prisons.
I am the co-lead for the Prison Research Network at Leicester, and co-lead the research strand for Health, Well-being and Disease in Prisons.
