Cédric Foussard

International Visiting Professor in Children’s Justice

We are experts in youth justice research, policy and practice. Grounded in innovative and creative methodologies, our work places the voices and experiences of young people at its core. We influence and advocate for child-centred policies and practices to promote meaningful change and systemic reform in youth justice systems globally.

Dr Nadzriah Ahmad

 Visting Fellow

Dr Nadzriah Ahmad is an Associate Professor and Head of Child Law & Policies (Research Interest Group) from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia. She has participated in numerous consultation sessions with high-level stakeholders, particularly the Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development, on various child protection issues in Malaysia.

As a member of the Special Task Force Committees established by the Ministry, Associate Professor Dr Nadzriah has consulted on improving the legal framework concerning children in conflict with the law under the Child Act 2001 and examined the needs of vulnerable children in detention centres run by the Immigration Department in Malaysia. Her area of interest and specialisation is in the criminal justice system generally, particularly the youth justice system in Malaysia. Dr Nadzriah is appointed as a member of the Consultancy Team at Child Frontiers, a prominent international research organisation, to conduct evaluation studies in Malaysia and Cambodia, with a specific focus on protecting children in conflict with the law from the adverse effects of the formal criminal justice system.

Dr Jessica Collier

Visting Fellow

Jessica has practiced as an NHS art psychotherapist in prisons, secure hospitals and a modified forensic therapeutic community and is currently working for Central and North West London NHS Trust leading a team developing arts psychotherapies services for women and men across the prison estate. She is passionate about working with women caught in the criminal justice system, having earned her doctorate considering the interdisciplinary dialogue between feminist criminology and art psychotherapy as a means of understanding gendered identities in prison.

Jessica presents her work at conferences nationally and internationally and lectures regularly on postgraduate arts psychotherapy and forensic psychotherapy programmes. She has co-edited two volumes on art and forensic psychotherapy, in addition to co-editing the Journal of Forensic Psychotherapy, publishing numerous chapters and papers, and peer reviewing for a range of academic journals. Jessica also provides specialised forensic clinical supervision and reflective practice to psychological professionals and teams working with complex patients across prisons, secure hospitals and community settings and facilitate training on understanding misogyny and intersectionality in forensic practice. Jessica is also a Social Dreaming International Network trained Social Dreaming Host.