Dr Avril Brandon

    Law

    Lecturer/Assistant Professor

    New House
    304
    (01) 4747208

    Biography

    Dr Avril Brandon (@avril_brandon) joined the Department of Law as an Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Criminology in September 2019. She holds a PhD in Psychology from University College Dublin, where her doctoral research investigated the role of ethnic prejudice in the Irish criminal justice system. 

    Her research is interdisciplinary in nature, merging criminology, psychology and law.  She has a keen interest in the role of ethnicity and ethnic prejudice within criminal justice systems; the experience of minority ethnic communities within criminal justice systems; and the prison-release experience of minority ethnic communities. 

    Research Interests


    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2018 'Same crime: Different punishment? investigating sentencing disparities between irish and non-irish nationals in the irish criminal justice system'
    Brandon A.;O'Connell M. (2018) 'Same crime: Different punishment? investigating sentencing disparities between irish and non-irish nationals in the irish criminal justice system'. British Journal of Criminology, 58 (5):1127-1146 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]

    Published Reports

      Year Publication
    2020 Exploring the Impact of Student Mobility and Extracurricular Engagement on Academic Performance and Graduate Outcomes.
    Brandon, A., Redmond, B. & Hetherington, C. (2020) Exploring the Impact of Student Mobility and Extracurricular Engagement on Academic Performance and Graduate Outcomes. Universitas 21, University of Birmingham. [Details]

    Honours and Awards

      Year Title Awarding Body
    2016 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Irish Research Council

    Professional Associations

      Association Function From / To
    Psychology Society of Ireland Graduate Member /

    Committees

      Committee Function From / To
    International Committee Member /
    Research Committee Member /

    Teaching Interests

    LW166: Exploring Criminology
    LW165: Introduction to Criminal Justice 
    LW297: Ethnicity, Crime & Punishment
    LW696: Research Methods in Criminology (Postgraduate)