Meet the team

Our team members across the department and centre, covering professional services to academic staff.

Leadership Team

Dr Nick Caveney, Chair

Chief Superintendent at Hertfordshire Constabulary. Chairs the Centre partnership, including the Steering Group and the Membership Group of the 24 police agency partners.

Dr Elke Loeffler, Director of Research and Strategic Partnerships

Works closely with the Chair and as part of the Leadership team to lead the Centre. Research interests include partnership working, citizen co-production, innovation and resilience.

Jennifer Norman, Head of Department for Policing

Jennifer Norman is the Head of Department for Policing in the Faculty of Business & Law (FBL). She started this role in April 2022 and leads a team of interdisciplinary academics in the development of the policing programmes at the Open University that are delivered as part of the Police Education Qualification Framework.

Dr Nicky Miller, Director of Knowledge into Practice

Works closely with the Chair and as part of the Leadership team to lead the Centre. Research interests are around evidence-based policing with a particular focus on police-academic collaborations, the translation and mobilisation of policing-relevant research into practice, as well as building the ‘what works’ evidence base in policing.

Dr Paul Walley, Director of Learning

Senior Lecturer in Operations Management. Responsible for all non-accredited learning, and also the Postgraduate Certificate and PhDs. Research on demand management in policing and in health services.

Support Team

Anita Aldridge, Project Manager

Project Manager. Manages Centre projects and oversees the research project portfolio.

Sarah Armstrong-Hallam, Senior Manager, Operations and Senior Project Manager, Operation Soteria Bluestone

Senior Manager, Operations and Senior Project Manager, Operation Soteria Bluestone.

Adele Peters, Personal Assistant

PA to the Head of the Department for Policing.

Natalie Rankin, Team Secretary

Team Secretary. Involved in running the Centre office, has a particular focus on the Membership Group, the Centre’s research projects and conference activity