Dr Jaimee Mallion

I am a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and a Chartered Forensic Psychologist. I am currently Course Director for BSc Psychology (Forensic Psychology). I completed my BSc in Psychology at the University of Kent. I continued my studies with an ESRC-funded MSc and PhD in Forensic Psychology. I specialise in the application of research and evidence to the law, by focusing on how attainment of basic human needs impacts on behaviour. I research this in relation to gang membership and hate crime. I specialise in offender rehabilitation and intervention, focusing on strength-based approaches, such as the Good Lives Model.

I have a number of published papers on street gang membership and evidence-based practice in Forensic and NHS services. My current research focuses on the application of the Good Lives Model, a novel approach to offender rehabilitation, to street gang members. This model suggests all individuals have life priorities, and when these cannot be achieved pro-socially, they instead pursue these through offending behaviours. This model has not been applied to street gang membership previously.
I have played a key role in organising a number of public engagement events. Topics include street gang membership, growing up in a digital age, forensic psychological approach to violence, and using polygraphs with individuals who have sexually offended.
I am a member of the British Psychological Society, Eurogang Network, and British Federation of Women Graduates.

Module Leader (Psychology of Feelings & Clinical Approaches in Forensic Psychology)
Personal Tutor Coordinator
Course Director - BSc Psychology (Forensic Psychology)
Co-chair Disability Network (D-Net)
Early Career Researcher Ambassador

My teaching focuses on Forensic and Clinical Psychology. Examples include mental distress in the Criminal Justice System, and the lifespan development of gang membership. I also teach qualitative methodology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.