“Correlation is causation” 😈 New #substack going over the maths of correlation, t-test, and linear models. https://t.co/ZfmOUeNrsN #correlation #causalinference #effects #pearson #ttest

I’m thrilled to share that our latest paper has just been published! Theses findings provide insight into employability barriers and public perceptions. 🔗 https://t.co/J7oAHqdIIZ

#statstab #440 Computing Statistical Power for the Difference in Differences Design Thoughts: DiD studies are all the rage in Obs research. But how does the concept of power apply to them? #poweranalysis #DiD #causalinference #samplesize #observational https://t.co/viUvpxFRl6

It’s been a busy summer for us over in @UWEBristol 👇🏻

#statstab #431 Attention Check Items and Instructions in Online Surveys with Incentivized and Non-Incentivized Samples: Boon or Bane for Data Quality? Thoughts: We need more discussions on the "bad respondents" issue in research. #Survey #quality https://t.co/H0J4TnWry0

#statstab #430 Modelling Count Data in Psychological Research: An Applied Tutorial Thoughts: A fairly comprehensive frequentist tutorial. Covers some edge cases, but doesn't explain them well. #count #poisson #negativebinomial #IRR #tutorial #education https://t.co/8JjkIoJdLK

🇪🇸 ¡Ya está disponible la edición especial bilingüe en español-inglés de nuestra revista académica! 🇬🇧 Our bilingual Spanish-English special issue of the #iIIRG II-RP journal is now live!

I’m pleased to share that I’ve been elected as Deputy Chair (Board of Trustees) at Circles South West 👇🏻

Thank you to all at @PolicingAuthIRL @PSCA_Ire who listened to myself & @Cody_N_Porter talk about our research on #MentalHealth #Mentalwellbeing in @GardaTraffic @gardainfo @gardarep Our work all free at https://t.co/KpdbhTunfC https://t.co/ckW4mOhGOt https://t.co/WCubp41tDH

Don’t miss out on our updates, most of which are on LinkedIn!

#statstab #418 On Misconceptions and the Limited Usefulness of Ordinal Alpha Thoughts: Ordinal α seemed cool. Then I read this paper. Takeaway: methods need good peer review and debate. #ordinal #likert #cronbachalpha #reliability #methods https://t.co/7vqmWtj2OO

Interesting piece on the @UWEBristol policing blog looking at the #mentalhealth of #police in the UK and Ireland. https://t.co/lzHQuydV8S

Call for Papers: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies on Legal and Criminological Psychology Submission Deadline: Tuesday, 10 March 2026 https://t.co/9DxR7YDavv

It was great to be involved in “Developing and Implementing a Public Health and Criminological Approach to Tackling Sexual Abuse: Prevention, Treatment and Integration” with @ProfKMcCartan @DrNickAddis @Cody_N_Porter Dr Sarah Senker & Dr Anne Eason https://t.co/KM8NztRIK9

Finished presenting at #eurocrim2025, with my partner in crime (research) @JoshBullock We expand our 2024 findings on the relationship bw #TrueCrime media, fear of victimhood, anxiety, and distrust in the Criminal Justice System using an experimental design. #greeece #athens

It’s been a pleasure to share our research on the consequences on employment for those with sexual offence convictions at #Eurocrim2025 This has been another opportunity to talk about the employability network we are building, as well as our ongoing work with practitioners!

That’s our conference abstract submitted to Decepticon. Deadline is today! @DeceptionRS

The @NationalCentre_ for Action on Child Sexual Abuse in Australia has recently published a helpful language guide for when we speak about sexual abuse. The guide can be accessed here:

📖 You can request a pre-published (free) copy of the chapter here:

The chapter explores an often-overlooked but critical issue: the role of employment in reducing reoffending among individuals with prior sexual convictions. You can find more of a chapter overview on LinkedIn: