Dr Dimitris Akrivos

Biography

Dr. Dimitris Akrivos joined the University of Essex as a Lecturer in Media Law in September 2019. His research interests lie mainly at the intersection between law, criminology and cultural studies with a particular focus on violent crime, sexual deviance and mental health (as well as their representations in news and fictional media). He is the lead editor of Crime, Deviance and Popular Culture: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). Dimitris completed his PhD in Criminology at City University London in 2015. He also holds an MA in Criminology (City University London), an MA in Crime Fiction (University of East Anglia) and a Degree in Law (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). He has previously lectured at Canterbury Christ Church University, the University of Bedfordshire and London South Bank University. He was involved as a data researcher in the Reading the Riots project developed by The Guardian and the London School of Economics. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Qualifications

• PhD in Criminology City, University London,

• MA in Criminology City, University London,

• MA in Crime Fiction University of East Anglia,

• Degree in Law National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,

Appointments

University of Essex

• Criminal Justice cluster co-ordinator, University of Essex (1/9/2019 - present)

Other academic

• External Examiner, Social Sciences, University of Roehampton (1/10/2019 - present)

• External Consultant, Open University (25/6/2018 - 26/6/2018)