People
The N8 Policing Research Project has a wide range of individuals on board, from research experts at some of the UK’s best Universities to long serving Police Officers.
Central team
Professor Geoff Pearson
N8 PRP Academic Co-Director, The University of Manchester
Det. Supt. Ben Ewart
N8 PRP Police Co-Director, Greater Manchester Police
Dr Eon Kim
Director of the New Researchers in Policing Network and Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Manchester.
Email Dr Eon Kim
Helen Gordon-Smith
N8 PRP Project Manager, The University of Manchester
Policing leads
Cheshire: Karen Byrom
Head of Research and Business Intelligence, Cheshire Constabulary
Cleveland: Tara Holford
Corporate Services Manager, Cleveland Constabulary
Cumbria: Louise Kane
Director of Performance & Change, Cumbria Constabulary
Durham: Anthony Joyce
NPCC Staff Officer for DCC Irvine & Force Innovation, Governance and Insights, Durham Constabulary
Greater Manchester: Annabel Straw
Strategy & Policy Officer, Greater Manchester Police
Lancashire: Laura Zeniou
Evidence Based Policing Co-ordinator, Lancashire Constabulary
Merseyside: Louisa Laveback
EBP Coordinator, Merseyside Police
North Yorkshire: Samantha Broome
Innovation, Collaboration and Organisational Learning Officer, North Yorkshire Police
Email Samantha Broome
Northumbria: Jo Ishida
Corporate Development Manager, Northumbria Police
Northumbria: Anu Watson
Evaluation & Quality Assurance Adviser, Corporate Development, Northumbria Police
South Yorkshire: Ross Greenwood
Strategic Delivery Unit, South Yorkshire Police
West Yorkshire: Rebecca Tennyson
Strategy function lead, West Yorkshire Police
Email Rebecca
Academic leads
Durham: Dr Donna Marie Brown
Durham: Dr Michelle Addison
Lancaster: Dr Sophie Nightingale
Leeds: Professor Graham Farrell
Professor of Crime ScienceLiverpool: Professor Fiona Measham
Manchester: Professor Geoff Pearson
Newcastle: Professor Jill Clark
Sheffield: Dr Layla Skinns
Sheffield: Dr Matthew Bacon
Sheffield: Dr Lindsay Rice
Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Law Sheffield: Dr Adam White
York: Dr Geoff Page
