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      Mrs. Mia Scally

      BSc, MSc, FHEA
      ROLE: Lecturer in Forensic Criminology-Forensic Psychology
      SCHOOL: Law
      DEPARTMENT: Criminology & Sociology
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 6143
      EMAIL: M.Scally@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        Mia Scally is currently a lecturer with the Department of Criminology and Sociology.

        Within this role, Mia is the programme leader for BA Criminology with Psychology and BA Sociology with Psychology.

        Prior to this, Mia taught at the University of West London and was a research associate with both the Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies (Middlesex University) and Forensic Psychological Services (Middlesex University).

        Mia also has previous practical experience with Victim Support and Her Majesty's Prison Service.

        • BSc Psychology with Counselling Theory, University of West London, 2008
        • Introduction to Counselling, Amersham & Wycombe College, 2009
        • MSc Forensic Psychology, Middlesex University, 2012
        • PhD student, Forensic Psychology, Middlesex University, expected completion 2020.

        Languages Spoken

        English, Italian

      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Mia teaches first year undergraduate students through to masters students, and specialises in: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse; Victimisation; Violence against Women and Girls; Forensic Psychology.

        Mia is a mixed-methods researcher with experience in quantitative, qualitative and visual methods. Mia previously module led the core MSc Criminology with Forensic Psychology research methods module, and specialises in quantitative analysis.

        Mia has experience teaching a range of topics including research methods, offender rehabilitation, violence against women and children (for example, online child sexual abuse, intimate partner violence amongst young people, sexual and domestic violence and abuse) and other forensic psychological topics.

        Mia comes from a psychological persepctive, allowing students to widen their understanding of key criminological topics and approach topics in an interdisciplinary way. Pedagogically, Mia is a firm believer in active learning and reflective teaching, incorporating methods such as problem-based learning, flipped classrooms and other such forms in her teaching.

        Mia is currently the module leader for:

        CRM3580 Dissertation

        CRM3500 Violent Crime

        CRM4202 Forensic and Investigative Psychology

         

        Blog posts

        Scally, M., & Graham, N. (2020, Jan 8). 16 days of gender-based violence: The women paying the ultimate price of men's violence (Web log post), https://mdxminds.com/2020/01/08/16days-of-gender-based-violence-the-women-paying-the-ultimate-price-of-mens-violence/

        Scally, M., Adler, J. R., & Horvath, M. A. H. (2018, April 24). Researching survivor experiences of trauma (Web log post), https://mdxminds.com/2018/04/24/researching-survivor-experiences-of-trauma/

        Scally, M., DeMarco, J., & Davidson, J. (2016, September 28) The Digital World and Sexual Offending (Web log post), https://mdxminds.com/2016/09/28/the-digital-world-and-sexual-offending/

        DeMarco, J., Davidson, J., & Scally, M. (2016, May 26) Policing Online Child Sexual Abuse (Web log post), https://mdxminds.com/2016/05/26/policing-online-child-sexual-abuse/

        Scally, M., & Horvath, M. A. H. (2015, May 21) Confronting Intimate Partner Violence Amongst Adolescents (Web log post), https://mdxminds.com/2015/05/21/confronting-intimate-partner-violence-among-adolescents/

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        Research interests

        Intimate partner violence and abuse, online child sexual abuse, young people and pornography, offender interventions, violence against women and girls.

        Please find a short video about one of my projects here.

         

        Publication Feed

        Fucking criminology! Challenging mainstream criminology in the classroom

        Choak, Clare and Milne, Emma and Scally, Mia and Duggan, Marian and Fanghanel, Alexandra (2020) Fucking criminology! Challenging mainstream criminology in the classroom. In: Chase Feminist Network Sharing Research and Practive Event, 28-29 Feb 2020, The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ, United Kingdom.

        ‘Ideal victim or hysterical party?’ Victim presentation in the family courts

        Scally, Mia (2019) ‘Ideal victim or hysterical party?’ Victim presentation in the family courts. In: Support Through Court Conference ‘Working Together to Improve our Approach to Domestic Abuse in a Post-LASPO World’, 19 Nov 2019, The Law Society, London, UK.

        Exploring policing and industry practice in the prevention of online child sexual abuse

        Davidson, Julia and Schimmenti, Adriano and Caretti, Vincenzo and Puccia, Angelo and Corbari, Elisa and Bogaerts, Stefan and Schilder, Janneke D. and Scally, Mia and Bifulco, Antonia and DeMarco, Jeffrey (2019) Exploring policing and industry practice in the prevention of online child sexual abuse. In: Child Sexual Abuse: Forensic Issues in Evidence, Impact, and Management. Bryce, India and Petherick, Wayne , eds. Academic Press / Elsevier, pp. 657-678. ISBN 9780128194348

        News coverage of suicidal behaviour in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

        Marzano, Lisa and Fraser, Lorna and Scally, Mia and Farley, Stuart and Hawton, Keith (2018) News coverage of suicidal behaviour in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention . ISSN 0227-5910 (Published online first)

        Women's experiences of child custody in the context of intimate partner violence and abuse

        Scally, Mia and Horvath, Miranda A. H. and Adler, Joanna R. (2018) Women's experiences of child custody in the context of intimate partner violence and abuse. In: British Society of Criminology Conference 2018: Transforming Criminology: Rethinking Crime in a Changing World, 04-06 July 2018, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK.

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      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

        Funding awarded

        • 2017 - HEIF funding awarded to deliver a training workshop for professionals working within the field of child contact and IPVA (£500)

        Conference presentations 

        • Choak, C., Milne, E., Scally, M., Duggan, M., & Fanghanel, A. (2020). Fucking criminology! Challenging mainstream criminology in the classroom. Roundtable at the Chase Feminist Network Sharing Research and Practive Event, 28-29 Feb 2020, The Foundling Museum, London, UK, 28-29 February.
        • Scally, M. (2019). ‘Ideal victim or hysterical party?’ Victim presentation in the family courts. Expert panel member and oral presentation at the Support through Court conference, The Law Society, London, UK, 19 November.
        • Scally, M., Horvath, M. A. H., & Adler, J. R. (2018). Women’s experiences of child custody in the context of intimate partner violence and abuse. Oral presentation at the British Society of Criminology, Birmingham, UK, 4-6 July.
        • Scally, M. (2018). Your voice: The impact of slow activism. Invited panel member at the “Using your voice: the impact of slow activism” conference, Middlesex University, Hendon, UK, 19 June.
        • Scally, M., Horvath, M. A. H., & Adler, J. R. (2017). Women’s experiences of child custody in the context of intimate partner violence and abuse. Oral presentation at the CSCR Seminar Series, London, UK, 22 November.
        • Scally, M., Horvath, M. A. H., & Adler, J. R. (2017). Child custody in the context of intimate partner violence and abuse: A secondary analysis of women’s experiences. Oral presentation at the RSSC conference, London, UK, 28-29 June.
        • Scally, M., Horvath, M. A. H., & Adler, J. R. (2017). Women’s experiences of child custody in the context of intimate partner violence and abuse. Oral presentation at the Psychology of Women Section Annual Conference, Windsor, UK, 12-14 July.
        • Scally, M. (2016). Victimisation and Risk Online: What we know from ISEC. Oral presentation at the Digital World and Sex Offending: Policing, Cooperation and Victimisation conference, London, UK, June.
        • Scally, M., & DeMarco, J. (2016). An adapted REA exploring online child sexual abuse victimisation across the EU. Poster presented at the British Psychological Society annual conference, Nottingham, UK, April.
        • Scally, M., & Horvath, M. A. H. (2012). Healthy Relationships? An Exploration of Violence, Blame and Relationships Amongst Sixteen to Nineteen Year Old Students. Poster presented at the European Association of Psychology and Law Conference, Coventry, UK, 3-6 September.
        • Scally, M., & Horvath, M. A. H. (2012). Healthy Relationships? An Exploration of Violence, Blame and Relationships Amongst Sixteen to Nineteen Year Old Students. Oral presentation accepted for presentation at the XVIII. Workshop Aggression, Bielefeld, Germany, 7-9 November.

      • Engagement &
        Impact

        • 2020: Chair, Grant Scoping Workshop (Parental Alienation and Domestic Abuse) with Academics and Third Sector Organisations, Brunel University
        • 2019: Expert panel member, Support through Court conference for professionals working within the family courts.
        • 2018: Academic advisor for the Victim Strategy
        • 2017: Training Workshop delivered for professionals working within the field of child contact and IPVA
        • 2017 - Current: Fellow of the HEA
        • 2011 - Current: Graduate member of the British Psychological Society, including Forensic Psychology and Psychology of Women divisions

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