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Biography
Dr Thomas James Vaughan Williams is a Research Fellow in Psychology at the University of Huddersfield. He holds a BSc in Psychology (First Class, 2020), an MSc in Investigative Psychology (Distinction, 2021) and a PhD (2024) where his thesis explored online radicalisation and harmful digital narratives. He is a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Dr Williams teaches and supervises across undergraduate, MSc, and PhD programmes, and actively reviews for leading international journals. His research focuses on radicalisation and the pre-event indicators of mass violence, while also exploring broader questions of how digital environments shape communication, behaviour and vulnerability. His work is designed to inform policy and safeguarding practice.
He extensively publishes in peer-reviewed journals, has presented at international conferences and his work has been cited in policy reports. His work has also been featured in global media outlets and shared with law enforcement and safeguarding agencies, particularly in relation to identifying pre-event indicators of mass violence and preventing online radicalisation.
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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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A Systematic Review Comparing the Pre-event Behaviours of Suicide by Mass Violence With Individuals Who Commit Suicide Without Mass Violence
Williams, T. J. V., 20 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Omega: Journal of Death and Dying. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review 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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Foreshadowing Terror: Exploring the Time of Online Manifestos Prior to Lone Wolf Attacks
Williams, T., Tzani, C. & Ioannou, M., 1 Dec 2025, In: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 48, 12, p. 1436-1447 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gen Z Hybristophilia: The Role of TikTok in Young Women’s Attraction to Deviant Men
Treggia, E. V., Ioannou, M., Tzani, C., Lester, D., Rogers, L., Williams, T. J. V., Synnott, J. & Drouin, M., 25 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Deviant Behavior. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feeding the Fire: How AI can potentially encourage radicalisation
Williams, T. J. V. (Speaker)
3 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Normalising Hate: The Role of Social Media in Perpetuating Misogyny
Williams, T. J. V. (Speaker)
29 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Social Network Analysis and Mining (Journal)
Williams, T. J. V. (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Deviant Behavior (Journal)
Williams, T. J. V. (Reviewer)
2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (Journal)
Williams, T. J. V. (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Valentine's Day: Why do the 'Deadpool Killer' and so many other murderers have real groupies?
14/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Media excitement, unequal health system: The Luigi Mangione affair in infographics
19/12/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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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