Dr Cristina d'Aniello

I obtained my first degree in Law at the Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italy. After passing the bar examination, I initially worked as a Lawyer in Italy. In 2012 I moved to the UK and completed an MSc in Clinical Criminology followed by a PhD in Criminology at the University of Leicester. After working at UWE Bristol from 2019 until 2022, I joined the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy again in August 2022. I currently teach across undergraduate and postgraduate campus-based programmes and I am also the Programme Director for our two BSc courses: Criminology and Criminology with Forensic Psychology. I am widely engaged with student support and the enhancement of the student experience as well as research-inspired teaching and the employment of innovative teaching methods.

Cristina's primary research interests include Miscarriages of Justice, Jury Decision-Making, Psychology in the Courtroom, Deception Detection in Forensic Contexts, and Organised Crime. Her research focuses on real-world issues and adopts transnational, interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to contribute to the improvement and reform of the criminal justice system. 

• d’Aniello C. ‘The Jury on Trial: Guilty or Not Guilty? Investigating jury trial issues through a comparative approach’ (2022) in Johnston, E. (ed.) Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

• Travaglino, d'Aniello, Pacilli & Poppi (2023) 'Naming the threat: lay prototypes of organized crime in Italy and the US' (2023), Psychology, Crime & Law, DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2023.2239425

• Travaglino G. A. and d'Aniello C. (2023) 'Crime as Protest, Protest as Crime: Interdisciplinary Perspectives', Contention, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.3167/cont.2023.110101.

• Forensic Psychology

• Miscarriages of Justice

• Jury decision-making

• Deception Detection

• Eyewitness Testimony

• Organised Crime

• Mental Disorder and Crime

• Introduction to Forensic Psychology (BSc Criminology with Forensic Psychology)

• Victims of Crime (BSc Criminology & BSc Criminology with Forensic Psychology)

• Criminal Justice & Mental Disorder (BSc Criminology & BSc Criminology with Forensic Psychology)

• Mental Disorder, Justice and Crime (MSc Crime, Justice and Psychology)

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• Best Dissertation of the Year - MSc 'Crime, Justice & Psychology' Award (2014)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Best Lecturer Award Nomination 2025 (Student Union Superstar Awards)