Emma Alleyne

Emma Alleyne is a forensic psychologist whose research focuses on forms of aggressive behavior, street gang dynamics, interpersonal violence, animal cruelty, human-animal relations, and sexual misconduct, among others.

She has contributed over 50 publications to the Kent Academic Repository, including articles, conference and workshop presentations, book chapters, edited journals, and research reports.

Collectively, her research contributes to the understanding of criminal behaviors, emphasizing the need for targeted prevention and intervention strategies.

In 2012, Alleyne was awarded £774 by the Faculty Research Committee for a project focusing on the psychological, social, and behavioral characteristics of vulnerable women and girls in a local community.

In 2019, she was awarded an International Academic Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust,[15] amounting to £22,239, for her research on understanding why adults abuse animals: Theory and evidence-based practice.