Dr. Megan Kenny Bsc, MSc, PhD
Forensic Psychology Lecturer
Summary
I completed my BSc in Psychology with Criminology at the University of East London, and my MSc in Investigative Psychology and PhD at the University of Huddersfield.
My research interests include cyberviolence, online radicalisation and interpersonal violence.
I have previously worked for the NHS in forensic and community mental health services, and in the third sector for charities offering support around substance misuse. I have also worked for Rape Crisis.
Publications
Journal articles
Pickles, J., Hirst, J., Froggatt, C., & Kenny, M. (2023). Perceptions of Young Women Who Engage in Anal Sex: A Sociological Inquiry. Journal of Positive Sexuality, 9 (1), 14-21. http://doi.org/10.51681/1.913
Kenny, M., Staniforth, L., & Vernals, J. (2022). The impact of working with human trafficking survivors. Traumatology. http://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000390
Hirst, J., Pickles, J., Kenny, M., Beresford, R., & Froggatt, C. (2022). A qualitative exploration of perceptions of anal sex: implications for sex education and sexual health services in England. Culture, Health and Sexuality. http://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2022.2037020
Kenny, M. (2018). Gaming at the Edge: Sexuality and gender at the margins of gamer culture [Review of Gaming at the Edge by Adrienne Shaw}. Psychology of Women and Equalities Review. https://shop.bps.org.uk/psychology-of-women-and-equalities-review-vol-12-winter-2018
Kenny, M., & Drakett, J. (2018). The cost of anger: Gender and collective violence in technology. Psychology of Women and Equalities Review, 1 (2). https://shop.bps.org.uk/psychology-of-women-and-equalities-review-vol-12-winter-2018