Dr Sarah Kilbane BA; BS; MSc; PhD; SFHEA

Sarah joined the University of Greenwich in 2015 after completing her PhD in Psychology with the University of Liverpool. Her early research focused on threat assessment, particularly stalking and threatening of public figures, as well as 'malicious contamination' crimes, including poisoning, product tampering and food terrorism.

Sarah's current research explores the role of emotions in shaping behaviour, with a particular focus on the development and impact of stigma. In recent years, she has published research examining the role of perceived responsibility in stigmatising attitudes towards people with criminal justice involvement and mental health conditions. She is currently leading a project to develop a stigma reduction toolkit in this area. Other ongoing research projects involve the role of altruistic fear in terrorism-related fear and avoidance behaviours, as well as the causes and consequences of maths anxiety among criminology students. Across her work, Sarah is also committed to co-production and collaborative research involving both students and people with lived experience.

As a member of the Criminology team, Sarah teaches a variety of subjects relating to forensic psychology and criminology, including quantitative research methods, forensic mental health and the psychology of terrorism.