Dr Paul Gray

I have over 25 years’ experience conducting applied criminological research, managing and contributing to numerous small and large scale, multi-method evaluations for a wide range of funders - including the Home Office, the Youth Justice Board, the Welsh Government, and the Ministry of Justice. Prior to joining Man Met in 2011, I held research posts in a number of private, public and voluntary sector organisations. My current research focusses on the complex relationship between childhood trauma and adolescent substance use and violence.

Academic and professional qualifications

PhD Criminology - Keele University (2008) 

Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education - Keele University (2006)

MA Criminology (with distinction) - Scarman Centre, Leicester University (1996)

BSc (Hons) Psychology, Birmingham University (1995)

Other academic service (administration and management)

Director of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies (MCYS)

Editorial Board membership

Editorial advisory board for Safer Communities journal

Editorial board for the British Journal of Community Justice 

Membership of professional associations

Registered Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Member of the International Association of Forensic Psychotherapy

Member of the British Psychoanalytical Council (Scholars Network)