Dr Rebekah Gregory

• PhD at the University of Plymouth, project titled: 'Man's Forgotten Friend': Dogs Appointed as Domesticated Companions and the Coronavirus Pandemic
• Current Lecturer in Criminology
• Former Associate Lecturer in Criminology

Rebekah is the Stage 1 Lead for Criminology, and leads modules across our Criminology and Policing degrees.

Research Specialism: 

Rebekah's research speciality is animal abuse studies and green criminology. Rebekah explores links between green criminology and ultra realist understandings of harm to investigate how individuals can promote acts of violence against ‘animals’. Her PhD research centres around the plight of dogs appointed as domesticated companions within the coronavirus pandemic. Her research dives into the ideas of individualism, impulsivity and anthropocentrism and how in a climate of intense insecurity, these factors escalate to create an array of harmful outcomes. Some examples being inappropriate socialisation, illegal and harmful breeding methods or even unenforced legislation. Rebekah's research tries to not only bring to the forefront invisible harms but to also promote recommendations for positive changes to create a more inclusive and harm-free environment for all.