About

Louise is a PhD researcher and Lecturer in Forensic Psychology. Louise teaches on a wide range of modules on the programme and is currently the module leader for Introduction to Biological and Social Forensic Psychology at L4 and Victimology for Forensic Psychologists at L5. Her main areas of expertise are psychopathy and its adaptive and evolutionary benefits, intimate partner violence (IPV), and scale development. Louise has published several peer-reviewed articles. She is also involved in several external organisations such as the Affect, Personality, and Embodied Brain research network, the British Society for the Psychology of Individual Differences (BSPID), as well as her role as co-chair of the European branch of Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy.  

Teaching responsibilities

• Lecturer in Forensic Psychology
• Module leader for BSc Introduction to Biological and Social Forensic Psychology 
• Module leader for BSc Victimology 
• Module tutor for BSc Applied Biological and Social Forensic Psychology
• Module tutor for BSc Themes in Forensic Psychology 

Professional interests

• Social Media Officer for Affect, Personality, and Embodied Brain (APE) 
• Social Media Officer for British Society for the Study of Individual Differences (BSPID)
• Social Media Officer for Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy 
• Co-chair for the Europeon Branch of Aftermath
• Volunteer at Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy

Research interests

Psychopathy, successful psychopathy, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, victimology, and sexual homicide. 

Membership of professional bodies

British Psychological Society (Graduate membership)

Qualifications

• BSc in Psychology with Sociology
• MSc in Psychological Well-being and Mental Health 
• PhD candidate at Nottingham Trent University

Recent conferences

Affect, Personality, and Embodied Brain (APE) September 2021. 

Experience in industry

• Social Media Officer for Affect, Personality, and Embodied Brain (APE) 
• Social Media Officer for British Society for the Study of Individual Differences (BSPID)
• Social Media Officer for Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy 

International experience

• Social Media Officer for Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy (A Chicago based charity) 
• Research collaborator at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Bern 

In the media

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/research-time-disappearing-your-eyes-try-student-collaborations

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/three-immediate-changes-academics-can-make-close-awarding-gaps

Recent publications

Wallace, L., Medvedev, O., Fido, D., Sumich, A.L., Heym, N. (2021). The Development and Validation of the Successful Psychopathy Scale [Protocol]. Journal of Concurrent Disorders.