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Nicola has published widely in intimate partner violence perpetration and victimisation, and the psychological impact of adversity and trauma. She was one º£½ÇÊÓƵ first researchers to explore typologies of coercive control within intimate relationships. She has led research projects and evaluations for a range of clients including the European Union, the Home Office, Police and Crime Commissioners.

Nicola is a director º£½ÇÊÓƵ Centre for Criminal Justice Research and Partnership and lead for research on violence and aggression. Her areas of research include partner violence, child to parent abuse, interventions programmes, post-traumatic stress and growth. She is a guest professor at MITTUNIVERSITETET, Sweden.

Nicola collaborates with several international research consortiums and delivers keynote presentations and training both nationally and internationally. She has organised regional, national and international conferences. Nicola has been an invited speaker at the events around domestic abuse at the European Parliament, Brussels and in Ankara Turkey. She has also led the British Psychological Society submission on governmental consultations on reducing reoffending and on criminalising coercive control.

Nicola is experienced in conducting research and evaluations for external partners and successfully led many projects. She is a member of Lancashire's reducing reoffending board and Lancashire's Violence Reduction Network's trauma-informed Lancashire working group. Nicola has developed successful intervention programmes for criminal justice populations including the well known Inner Strength programme for domestic abuse.