Current Research

1.    Police officer wellbeing: A cross culture comparison.  Chief Investigators: A/Prof Philip Birch, Dr Alan Beckley & Dr Joanna Wang.
2.    Prison Bullying: Insights into the Scientific Evidence. Chief Investigators: A/Prof Philip Birch & Prof Jane L. Ireland (UClan, UK).
3.    Post-Crisis Disaster Management: Identifying Mental Health Difficulties and Risk/Protective Factors for Recovery in the Sri Lanka Military.  Chief Investigators: A/Prof Philip Birch, Prof Jane L. Ireland, Dr Carol Ireland, Dr Michael Lewis (UCLan UK), Dr Kanthi Hettigoda and Ms Reneesha De Silva (Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka).
4.    Use of Forensic Imagery in the Police Investigation. Chief Investigators: A/Prof Philip Birch, A/Prof Glenn Porter, A/Prof Michael Kennedy (UNE, Aus.), Prof Lewis Bizo (CSU, Aus.) and Dr Erin Kruger (WSU, Aus.). 
5.    Identity Theft and Biometrics: A statistical modelling analysis. Chief Investigators: A/Prof Philip Birch, Dr Joanna Wang, Distinguished Prof. Claude Roux and Dr Angela Huo.
6.    Exploring body disposal methods in non-organised crime homicides. Chief Investigators: A/Prof Philip Birch, Adam Marsden, Dr Bianca Spaccavento (CSU, Aus.); Dr Andrew Ellis (Justice Health, NSW) and Dr Sharon Klamer (AFP).
7.    Technology-enabled crime using Cryptocurrency. Chief Investigators: A/Prof Philip Birch, Alex McCord (FASS RA).
8.    Exploring the role and impact of literacy peer-tutoring in NSW prisons. Chief Investigators: A/Prof Philip Birch and Dr Keiko Yasukawa (SoISE, UTS).
9.    Applying SIPs: Assessing a Stalking model through known cases. Chief Investigators: A/Prof Philip Birch & Prof Jane L. Ireland (UClan, UK).

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Awards and Honours

Professorial Associate – Ashworth Research Centre, NHS, UK – April 2013 – Present.

 

Honorary Fellow – Institute of Positive Psychology, ACU, Australia – April 2015 – April 2018.

 

Honorary Research Fellow – Forensic Centre & School of Psychology, UCLan, UK – May 2015 – April 202.

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Distinguished Academic Visitor – School of Psychology, UCLan, UK.  January 2017 ($5,842).

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Fellow - Higher Education Academy, UK. August 2017.

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Research Fellowship - Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, CSU. July 2018 - December 2018.

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Emerald Literati Award - “Changing the perception of police culture: recognising masculinity diversity and difference in a ‘dirty hands’ vocation” (with Dr Michael Kennedy), Emerald Publishing – August 2019.

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World Teachers Day Award, 2019: Outstanding contribution to teaching – Australian College of Educators – October 2019.

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Visiting Professor (Police Science) - Faculty of Life Sciences, University of South Wales - February 2021 - Present.

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Visiting Professor  - School of Psychology, UCLan, UK - April 2023 - Present.

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Academic Roles​

Editorial Board Member - Journal of Aggression, Conflict & Peace Research - January 2009 - December 2022.

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Member - Australian Institute of Police Management Ethics Committee – July 2011 to July 2021.

 

Academic Reviewer – Aggressive Behaviour – January 2013 – Present.

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Expert Witness – UNSW Global Expert Opinion Services – August 2013 – Present.

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Expert Witness - NSW Police, Expert Referral Team - January 2014 - Present.

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Editor in Chief  - Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice - June 2014 - December 2017.

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Academic Mentor – Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality – September 2014 – Present.

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Academic Reviewer – Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology – August 2015 – Present.

 

Academic Reviewer – Policing: A journal of Policy and Practice – September 2015 – Present.

 

Scientific Reviewer – SciRev – October 2015 – Present. 

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Editor in Chief – Salus: An International Journal of Law Enforcement and Public Safety – January 2018 – December 2021.

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Editor in Chief – Abuse: An International Impact Journal – October 2019 – Present.

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Co-Chair – Home Affairs, Policing & Security Science (HAPSS) Research Group, CSU - July 2019 - December 2021.

 

Course Co-ordinator - Criminology, SoISE, FASS – December 2021 – Present.

Member - Learning and Teaching Committee, SoISE, FASS – January 2022 – Present.
 

Member - FASS Health and Safety Committee, FASS – June 2022 – June 2023.
 

Member - UTS Human Research Ethics Committee – September 2022 – Present.

 

Chair - Crime & Security Science (CaSS) Research Group, FASS, UTS - December 2022 - Present.
 

Editor in Chief – Journal of Aggression, Conflict & Peace Research - January 2023 - Present.

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Associate Editor - Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology - January 2023 - Present.

 

Event Management

National Events:

Organising Committee Member: National Community Safety Conference.  British Society of Criminology, December 2004, Birmingham City Council, UK.

 

Organising Committee Member: Sex and Crime Conference.  British Society of Criminology, April 2006. Birmingham Conservatoire, UK.

 

Organiser: Aggression and Violence Therapy and Treatment Training.  By Professor Jane Ireland.  University of New South Wales, March 2011.  Sydney, Australia.

 

Organiser: Advancements in Aggression Therapy and Treatment.  By Professor Jane Ireland.  NSW Corrective Services, Brushfarm Academy, April 2012.  Sydney, Australia.

 

Organising Committee Member: Where to from here? The changing needs of offender management: Thinking outside the square.

Metropolitan Region, Community Corrections, CSNSW.  University of Western Sydney, Australia. July, 2012.

 

Organiser: Understanding Aggression for practice.  By Professor Jane Ireland.  NSW Police Training Centre, April 2013.  Sydney, Australia.

 

Organising Committee Member: Community Corrections NSW Development Day.  University of Western Sydney, Australia. June, 2014.

 

Academic Reviewer Committee Member: Work Integrated Learning: Building Capacity. Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN), Southern Cross University, Queensland, October 2014.

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Organiser: Public Safety and Security Symposium.  Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, CSU, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, February, 2019.

 

International Events:

Organising Committee Member: Annual British Society of Criminology Conference 2008, July 2008, The University of Huddersfield, UK.

 

Scientific Reviewer: Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Annual Conference.  SSSS, Nebraska, USA, November, 2014.

 

Scientific Reviewer: Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Annual Conference.  SSSS, Indiana, USA, November, 2016.

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Co-convenor and chair: 1st Australasia Region Sexuality Conference.  SSSS, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia, February, 2017.

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2nd International Policing and Security Conference, CSU, Port Macquarie and Canberra, Australia, July 2021.