Biography

I gained my BSc (Hons) in Psychology and MSc in Forensic Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, where I also completed my PhD in Psychology under the supervision of Professor Claire Nee and Dr Zarah Vernham. My PhD research involved using virtual reality to study the decision-making and behaviour of residential burglars, with a particular emphasis on the development of expertise.

I am now a Lecturer in the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, teaching on the BSc Criminology with Psychology course. 

Research outputs

2024

An exploratory study on manifesting decision-inertia in a 360-degree extended reality terrorist incident

Dalton, G., May, B. L., Meenaghan, A., Milne, R., Shawyer, A.

20 Apr 2024, In: Cognition, Technology, Work. 26, 16p.

The use of XR technology in criminological research: a scoping review

Meenaghan, A., van Sintemaartensdijk, I.

9 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Experimental Criminology

2023

XR technology and risk assessment: the future of probation training?

Haggar , L., McDermott, M. J. L., Meenaghan, A.

27 Sep 2023, In: Criminology & Criminal Justice

XR technology and risk assessment: the future of probation training?

Haggar, L., McDermott, M. J. L., Meenaghan, A.

27 Sep 2023, In: Probation Quarterly, 5p.

A comparison of younger and older burglars undertaking virtual burglaries: the development of skill and automaticity

Meenaghan, A., Nee, C., Otte, M., Vernham, Z.

24 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Criminology

Identifying challenges to critical incident decision-making through a macro-, meso-, micro- lens: a systematic synthesis and holistic narrative analysis

Dalton, G., May, B. L., Meenaghan, A., Milne, R., Ribbers, E., Shawyer, A.

28 Mar 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology . 14, 13p., 1100274

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