Dr. Nazanin Shiraj

I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Bradford in 2012. In 2013, I obtained MSc in Investigative Psychology at the University of Huddersfield. I have recently graduated with a PhD from the University of Huddersfield. My PhD focused on women’s perception of intimate partner abuse in the UK.

My academic career began in 2022 when I became a part-time lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Leeds Beckett University. By the summer of 2022, I joined the University of Bradford and became a lecturer in Psychology.

My research interests are in Criminal and Social Psychology, with a particular emphasis on cultural context and socially sensitive topics, including domestic abuse, interpersonal violence, and honour-related beliefs and practices.

Postgraduate researchers

Completed

Gemma Jackson (2025). Sociagogy - Uniting the social, spatial and learning experiences of university students. PhD. University of Bradford.

• Global Psychology
• Cultural abuse (including domestic violence)
• Cancer research

Criminal and Social Psychology.

Modules

• Topics and Theoretical Issues in Clinical Psychology - PSY7014-B
• Foundations of Psychology - SAC3016-B
• Research Methods in Psychology - PSY7004-B
• Forensic Psychology - PSY6001-B
• Social Psychology and Crime - PSY5019-B