Katie McBride

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Dr Katie McBride

Lecturer in Criminology
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)

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The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Katie's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 16: SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

About Katie

Dr Katie McBride is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences, recognised nationally and internationally for leadership in Critical Hate Studies. As Co-Director of the International Network for Hate Studies (INHS), she has established Critical Hate Studies as an innovative theoretical framework within the field, with dedicated research streams at international conferences and a forthcoming foundational textbook commissioned by Polity Press (forthcoming, 2027).

Her research examines the social harms embedded in contemporary neoliberal capitalist consumer society, with particular focus on hate crime, transgender experiences, and marginalised communities. Dr McBride's sole-authored monograph Trans Individuals' Lived Experiences of Harm: Gender, Identity and Recognition (Palgrave, 2023) has been widely accessed and reviewed as providing "a timely and insightful analysis" of transgender social harms. Her theoretical work on Critical Hate Studies, co-developed with Professor Zoë James, has been reviewed as "innovative" and "an insightful and important development" in the field.

Dr McBride's research directly informs policy and practice through partnerships with national organisations including Catch-22 (national community rehabilitation provider to people on probation) and the Home Office Violence Reduction Unit. She leads the community engagement stream of the £100k+ Safer Keyham project evaluating Plymouth's response to the 2021 mass shooting, demonstrating sustained impact beyond academia. Her work bridges criminological theory with real-world application through her consultancy practice, Loaftin Research & Consultancy, delivering trauma-informed training and policy analysis to criminal justice agencies.

Teaching

  • Crime in context
  • Researching crime and criminal justice
  • Systemic violence
  • Hate Crime
  • Working for justice
  • County lines
  • Women and crime
  • Inequalities

Contact Katie

+44 1752 585547