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 Layla Skinns, interim Academic Co-Director

Layla Skinns, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, The University of Sheffield
Chief Supt Phil Hutchinson, interim Policing Co-Director
Chief Superintendent, Operational Training, People Branch, Greater Manchester Police
Dr Ellen Reeves, NRiPN Director
New Researchers in Policing Director; Lecturer in Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Liverpool
Helen Gordon-Smith, Project Manager
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: Casey Walton
Strategy & Development Manager, Cumbria Constabulary
Durham: Craig Rudd
D/Supt, Head of Corporate Services, Durham Constabulary
Durham: John Cooper
Performance & Insights Manager – Governance & Insights Command, 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: Kelli Hellens
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
Liverpool: Professor Fiona Measham
Manchester: Professor Catherine Robinson
Newcastle: Dr Jenny Johnstone
Senior Lecturer in Law


Professor of Crime Science


Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Law 








