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Last updated 22nd August 2025
Biography
Professor John Synnott is Professor of Psychology at the University of Huddersfield and Director of the Professional Doctoral Academy (PDA)—the UK’s leading doctoral platform for senior police leaders. He also serves as Deputy Director of the MSc in Investigative Psychology and Deputy Director of the MSc in Security Science.
A Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, he has built an extensive international portfolio of research, education, and strategic policing partnerships.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Investigative and Forensic Psychology
- Online Safety
- Prisoners
- Online Trolling
- Offender's Crime Narratives
- Forensic and Criminal Psychology
- Investigative Psychology
- Geographic profiling
- Offender profiling
- Mental Maps
- Amnesia and crime
- Deception (Polygraph)
- Homicide
- Suicide
- Tiger kidnap
- Media and crime
- Sports Psychology
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A rapid evidence assessment of interventions to promote the resilience, mental health and well-being of An Garda Síochána members and staff (FULL REPORT)
Sharratt, K., Rogerson, M., Cartwright, A. & Synnott, J., 28 Mar 2025, (Unpublished)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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A rapid evidence assessment of interventions to promote the resilience, mental health and well-being of An Garda Síochána members and staff (SUMMARY REPORT)
Sharratt, K., Rogerson, M., Cartwright, A. & Synnott, J., 11 Jun 2025, (Unpublished)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Are social media platforms blurring the lines between coercive control and healthy relationship? A study investigating perceptions of coercive control
Scothorne, H., Tzani, C., Ioannou, M., Lester, D., Rogers, L., Williams, T. J. V., Synnott, J. & Darmanin Kissaun, G., 1 Jul 2025, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 168, 8 p., 108649.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can metamemory judgements predict the risk of memory contamination for facial descriptions?
Mojtahedi, D., Williams, T. J. V., Hunt, D., Ioannou, M., Synnott, J., Tzani, C. & van der Kemp, J., 5 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Legal and Criminological Psychology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coping with the toll of child sexual abuse investigations
Easton , L., Synnott, J., Mojtahedi, D. & Ioannou, M., 5 Aug 2025, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 16, 11 p., 1584034.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Political Orientation and Sex Trafficking Victim Support: Examining the impact of right-wing authoritarianism and nationality on attitudes towards victims of sexual
Mojtahedi, D. (Speaker), Synnott, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Ioannou, M. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Tzani Pepelasi, C. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
17 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Understanding the Nature and Scale of the Roles Adopted by Females in Serious and Organised Crime Groups in Merseyside and in the UK
Doyle, C. (Speaker), Synnott, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Ioannou, M. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
13 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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A Cross-Cultural Study Between Greece and the United Kingdom on Stalking Perpetration and Stalking Typologies
Pylarinou, N. (Speaker), Ioannou, M. (Speaker) & Synnott, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
13 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Is the National Referral Mechanism Effective in the Context of the Exploitation of Children Through County Lines?
Rotherham, S. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Synnott, J. (Speaker)
13 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Understanding the Role of Cuckooing as a Tactic within Modern Criminality
Lewin, R. (Speaker), Synnott, J. (Speaker) & Ioannou, M. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
13 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Here are some important things you should know about drink and needle spiking
Stephenson, L., Tzani-Pepelasis, K., Ioannou, M., Synnott, J., Williams, T. J. V. & Morelli, M.
17/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Thames Valley domestic abuse scheme praised
19/03/19 → 22/03/19
4 items of Media coverage, 2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Online Suicide and the Dark Psychology of Internet Insult Forums
Synnott, J., Tzani Pepelasi, K. & Ioannou, M.
21/08/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Huddersfield Academic Looks at Impact of Internet Trolls on Kate and Gerry McCann
7/05/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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‘It’s Likely to be Painful’: Madeleine McCann’s 10th Anniversary
29/04/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research