Meet the team
Our team members across the department and centre, covering professional services to academic staff.
Leadership Team
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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.
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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.
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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
Academic Staff
Kendal Wright, Lecturer in Policing Organisation and Practice
For all enquiries, please email us
News
Remembering Dr Nicky Miller
It is with great sadness that we have to let colleagues know of the premature death of our dear friend Dr Nicky Miller in mid-December.
- We are looking for forces who are willing to showcase their PCSO’s in a new television series
- New Paper: ‘Why aren’t you using Bluetooth?!’: Officer understanding of the dangers of handheld and handsfree mobile phone-use by drivers
- A project on maternity experiences in policing receives the Steven Chase Memorial Award
Upcoming Events
Online Membership Group meeting
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 10:30 to 12:30
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