Dan Petrosian

Founder / Adminsitrator / Editor

Dr Vardan “Dan” Petrosian is an Armenian academic, currently residing in the United Kingdom. Born in Yerevan, Armenia, and later migrating to United Kingdom, Dan is particularly passionate about issues relating to social justice in two key areas: migration and genocide prevention.

Dan holds a BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice, MA (Res) in Criminology, a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE). He works as a Lecturer & Senior Tutor in Criminology at the University of Westminster, and as an Associate Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

As a visual criminologist and anti-racism activist, Dan conducts academic research that combines video activism and photovoice to help empower marginalised social groups in the United Kingdom to reinforce racial and ethnic justice. His research specialisms are in the fields of visual criminology, ethnography, observation, framing and qualitative frame analysis.

Sinem Bozkurt

Editor / Author

Dr Sinem Bozkurt is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Westminster. Her PhD focused on the prison and post-release experiences of minoritised mothers. With firsthand experience within the system, she has spent a considerable amount of time as both a prison officer and a prisoner. Dr Bozkurt is actively engaged in outreach work with schools, and her current research interests revolve around women, prisons, feminism, and intersectionality.

As a convict criminologist with lived experience, Sinem’s authorship interests are in the fields of prisons, culture, women’s imprisonment, minoritised mothers and intersectional factors impacting ‘justice’ in the criminal justice system.