Staff profile

Alishya Dhir is a PhD researcher and Teaching Fellow in Criminology based in the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA) in the Department of Sociology. Alishya’s PhD is focused on the policing of image-based sexual abuse amongst young people, she has also carried out research on technologically-facilitated sexual violence, sexual violence at music festivals and domestic violence. Alishya’s research interests include, image-based sexual abuse, sexual violence, domestic violence and the experiences of minoritised communities. Currently Alishya is a module convenor and seminar leader on the Feminist Anti-Violence Activism module and a seminar leader on the Violence and Abuse in Society module.

Research Interests

• Sexual violence
• Image-based sexual abuse
• Domestic Violence and the Experiences of Minoritised Communities

Teaching

Module Convenor and Seminar Leader on the Feminist Anti-Violence Activism module.

Seminar Leader on the Violence and Abuse in Society Module.