Dr Loren E. Parton (she/her)
Department of Sociological Studies
Research Associate
Full contact details
Department of Sociological Studies
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
- Profile
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Loren joined the Department of Sociological Studies in 2023 as a Research Associate on an ESRC funded project. She completed a BSC (Hons) in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge and MSc in Investigative Psychology at the University of Huddersfield. This was followed by the completion of her PhD in Criminology at the University of Huddersfield. Loren’s thesis focused on the applicability of narrative criminology with a cross-national sample of offenders and the general population.
- Research interests
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Loren is currently working on the ‘Understanding criminality in the private rented sector and co-producing solutions’ 2023-2026 ESRC funded project. Loren is working alongside Dr Xavier L’Hoiry from the University of Sheffield as well as in partnership with the University of York, University of Northumbria and a housing charity based in West Yorkshire.
- Research group
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Member of Sheffield University Policing Research Group (SUPRG)
Member of the Centre for Criminological Research
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Qualified Probation Officer
- Associate member of the None in Three Research Centre which focuses on research around gender-based violence.
- Researcher on a project focused on Aggression (including violence) during sex (AVS) in the general population.