Kristy Horton
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology
I joined the Â鶹´«Ã½AV in February 2020 as a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology and became a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology in July 2025.
I am a registered Forensic Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) with the British Psychological Society (BPS). I am also a full member of the Division of Forensic Psychology (DFP).
I am the Programme Director for the MSc in Forensic Psychology and teach various topics across the course.
- Stage 2 Training in Forensic Psychology- British Psychological Society- 2025
- Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills Status- Society for Education and Training- 2020
- PGCE in Post- compulsory Education- Â鶹´«Ã½AV- 2018
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy- 2014
- PgCAP Academic Practice- Â鶹´«Ã½AV- 2014
- MSc Forensic Psychology- Â鶹´«Ã½AV- 2012
- BSc Psychology and Criminal Behaviour- Â鶹´«Ã½AV- 2011
- Health and Care Professions Council- Registered Forensic Psychologist
- British Psychological Society- Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)
- British Psychological Society- Full member of the Division of Forensic Psychology
I am the Programme Leader for the MSc in Forensic Psychology. I also contribute to teaching on the following units across the course:
- Legal Psychology
- Criminal Psychology
- Victimology
- Investigative Psychology
- Assessments in Forensic Psychology
- Interventions in Forensic Psychology
- Professional Skills for Forensic Psychologists
- Team working and decision making within forensic mental health and custodial settings
- Service and intervention evaluation within forensic mental health and custodial settings
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