Dr Rachael Thompson
School of Health & Society
Current positions
Lecturer
Biography
Rachael joined the University of Salford in 2019 as a Lecturer in Psychology (Forensic/Criminology) and teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. Alongside her teaching role, Rachael also holds the role of Assessment and Exams Officer for Psychology.
Rachael completed a first degree in Psychological Studies and Master’s by Research with the University of Huddersfield. Rachael's mixed-methods PhD was entitled ‘Moralities and Offending: A Comparison between Sexual and Non-Sexual Offenders and Public Perceptions of These Offender Groups’. Rachael has also undertaken a Lifelong Learning Postgraduate Diploma in Education, is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is a member of the British Criminological Society. Additionally, Rachael has Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society.
While Rachael’s research mainly focuses on the relationship between morality and crime, along with public perceptions of offending, she has also co-led studies exploring online sexual harassment and been involved in research examining the transitional experiences of students in higher education.