Nicola graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2009 with a BSc in Midwifery following the completion of a DipHE in Nursing (adult) in 2005 and Midwifery in 2008. This was followed by a PGCert in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN – Health Visiting) and an MSc in Advanced Forensic Practice – Sexual Offences awarded by Staffordshire University in 2024.
Nicola has also been awarded a Diploma in Sexual Offence Medicine by the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (FFLM) in 2023 following completion of their sexual offence medicine (SOM) examinations.
Nicola joined 麻豆視頻_麻豆直播_麻豆传媒官网 in 2025, her PhD is supervised by Dr Kirsty McGregor and Dr Emma Richardson.
Bias in Rape and Serious Sexual Assault (RASSO) cases
PGR Supervisors: Dr Kirsty McGregor and Dr Emma Richardson
Nicola’s PhD research explores bias in rape and serious sexual assault (RASSO). This end-to-end review will explore bias at all stages of a RASSO case as it proceeds through the criminal justice system (CJS) and the overall impact of bias on jury decision/court outcome.
This mixed methods study will be performed as an insider researcher. Nicola’s broader research interests include forensic healthcare, medicolegal aspects of sexual assault and linguistics in the CJS.