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Dr Emma Murray

School of Justice Studies

Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies

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Emma is a Reader in Military Veteran Studies in the School of Justice Studies at Liverpool John Moores University and a member of the Centre for Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion. As Alumni of the Criminal Justice Programme, Emma joined the academic team in 2012. Emma is currently serving as a Criminologist in Residence at the Foundation of Art and Creative Technology (FACT, Liverpool) (2019-2024).

Emma's work is dedicated to creative and engaged scholarship with justice-affected communities – frequently working closely with those who have military experience in their life course. Starting from the premise that experiences of the justice sector require creative forms of thought and analysis, Emma has spent 10-years working in cross-sector, interdisciplinary and international research partnerships to advocate for evidence-based practices with lived-experience at the core. Working with those who share an intellectual ambition to combine transformative justice with narrative and creative practice, Emma has co-developed and modelled alternative systems of transdisciplinary, trans-sector knowledge exchange.

Two interrelated innovations continue to drive Emma's engagement with communities and stakeholders. As the first to coin the term, Veteranality, in 2013 (Murray, 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2022), veteran voices are placed at the forefront of academic and policy debates on veteran issues. Her research has also revealed the limitations of social research in this context, which may further isolate veterans whose experiences are inherently embodied and difficult to reduce to words (Murray et al. 2019). In response, she co-authored Criminological Artivism in 2019, an interdisciplinary and collaborative research model suitable for studying those who have experienced trauma and adversity in the justice sector. This innovative research design enables research and practice partners to jointly design, deliver and disseminate research knowledge through methodologies which align participatory art with social science (Murray, Davies, Gee 2019; Jackson, Murray, Hayes, 2020; Jackson, McGowan, Murray, 2023).

Emma's role also consists of research-informed teaching and research supervision - supporting undergraduate and post-graduate students to rethink power and knowledge production for the justice sector and its communities. She has won several university awards for student-centred activities.

Degrees

Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, BA Criminal Justice
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, MA Criminal Justice
Keele University, United Kingdom, Doctor of Philosophy

Certifications

2023, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, Compelling Communication Skills
ILM, Introduction to Leadership and Management

Academic appointments

Reader in Military Veteran Studies, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool John Moores University, 2023 - present
Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice, School of Law, Liverpool John Moores University, 2013 - present

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