Dr Evdoxia Chatzimladi

Evdoxia is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. She currently works on the NIHR Policy Research Programme funded Enhanced Reconnect (ER) Evaluation Project. The ER service is NHS England’s (NHSE) response to the management of high complexity and high-risk offenders, in respect of their (mental) health and health outcomes. 

She has previously worked as a Researcher at Teesside University, in parallel with her PhD, where she carried out DTA3/COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie funded research. Her research explored the views and experiences of people who are involved with different stages of the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales. She is experienced in Qualitative Research with vulnerable populations, including justice-involved adults and young people. 

Prior to academia, Evdoxia worked with International Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), managing and delivering projects relating to mental health and gender-based violence for vulnerable people (e.g. refugees, asylum-seekers) and mental health for NGO employees. She also worked as a Counselling Psychologist and Psychotherapist in mental and sexual health services, substance misuse services, and schools in Greece.

PhD in Social Studies (Criminology), Teesside University, UK

MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, University of Derby, UK

Bachelor in Psychology, University of Crete, Greece

British Society of Criminology

Evdoxia's research interests include mental health of justice-involved people, especially of high-risk offenders, evaluation of the Criminal Justice System and Youth Justice System, gender-based violence, domestic violence and intimate partner violence.