I am a PhD researcher in socio-legal studies. My thesis focuses upon UK moral panics of terrorism and the effects these may have upon public support for human rights protections and discourse of democratic values. My research aims to bring insight to the possible long term ramifications that short-lived, disproportionate social fears can have on legislation, social control and community cohesion.
Previously, I completed my BSc in Psychology with Criminology at University of Chester before moving to LJMU to obtain an MSc in Global Crime Justice and Security, where I submitted a dissertation which was a legislative comparative of UK/US counter-terrorism surveillance methods and the impact on human rights and civil liberties.
Currently, I am a course tutor with The Brilliant Club Scholars Program and a visiting lecturer of Criminology at University of Chester.
Degrees
2015, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, MSc, Global Crime, Justice and Security
2011, University of Chester, United Kingdom, BSc, Psychology with Criminology
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Phd
Certifications
Advance HE, Associate Fellowship of Higher Education Academy
Academic appointments
Visiting Lecturer, University of Chester, 2019 - present
Tutor, The Brilliant Club Scholars Programe, 2018 - present
Thesis/Dissertation
French P. 2024. Moral Panic of Islamist Extremism: Elite-Engineered fear harming the Hierarchy of Credibility Panara C, Burke L. Public Url
Internet publication
French P. 2017. Trump’s Britain First retweets challenge us to fight his fake news habit Publisher Url
Journal article
French P, Naeem M, Wolynski A, Sharp M. 2010. Fibre laser material processing of aerospace composites 29th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, ICALEO 2010 - Congress Proceedings, 103 :1028-1035 DOI Publisher Url
Williams CJ, Edwardson SP, Croft J, Sharp M, French P, Ansari IA, Perrie W, Cheng J, Dearden G, Watkins K. 2008. Production of micro and nano scale features on polymer surfaces with SPM based lithography and ultra short pulsed lasers ICALEO 2008 - 27th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings, :14-23 DOI Publisher Url
Liu D, Cheng J, Perrie W, Baum A, Scully P, Sharp M, Edwardson SP, Kuang Z, Semaltianos NG, French P, Dearden G, Li L, Watkins KG. 2007. Femtosecond laser micro-structuring of materials in the NIR and UV regime 26th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, ICALEO 2007 - Congress Proceedings, DOI Publisher Url
Conference publication
Wolynski A, Haloui H, Mucha P, Gleiter A, French P, Weber R, Graf T. 2010. Effect of process strategies on thermal load during CFRP manufacturing using picosecond laser pulses International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, ICALEO® 2010: 29th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing :723-730 DOI Publisher Url
Edwardson SP, Moore AJ, Abed E, McBride R, French P, Hand DP, Dearden G, Jones JDC, Watkins KG. 2004. Iterative 3D laser forming of continuous surfaces International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, ICALEO® 2004: 23rd International Congress on Laser Materials Processing and Laser Microfabrication :405-405 DOI Publisher Url
Edwardson SP, Dearden G, French P, Watkins KG, Cantwell WJ. 2003. Laser forming of metal laminate composite materials International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, ICALEO® 2003: 22nd International Congress on Laser Materials Processing and Laser Microfabrication :107-107 DOI Publisher Url
Reeves M, Stoikou MD, Moore AJ, Hand DP, Cho JR, Edwardson SP, Watkins KG, Dearden G, French P, Jones JDC. 2002. A system for dynamic shape measurements during laser processing International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, ICALEO® 2002: 21st International Congress on Laser Materials Processing and Laser Microfabrication :161311-161311 DOI Publisher Url
Edwardson SP, Watkins KG, Dearden G, French P, Magee J. 2002. Strain gauge analysis of laser forming International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, ICALEO® 2002: 21st International Congress on Laser Materials Processing and Laser Microfabrication :156643-156643 DOI Publisher Url
Watkins KG, Edwardson SP, Magee J, Dearden G, French P, Cooke RL, Sidhu J, Calder NJ. Laser Forming of Aerospace Alloys SAE Technical Paper Series, Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Conference & Exposition 1 DOI Publisher Url
Other invited event:
1823 Podcast, John Moores University, In this podcast episode titled Faking It, I discuss the rise of deep fake videos, the history of fake news and the impact of propaganda on world events https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/Podcast. 2019
Teaching qualification:
Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. 2017