Wolfson Fellow
Professor Graham Towl, DSc, MBA, FRSA, FBPsS, AcSS
Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing
Professor (p/t) in the Department of Psychology
PVC & Deputy Warden in the Colleges Office
PVC & Deputy Warden (pvc-dw.col@durham.ac.uk), Colleges Office
Contact Professor Graham Towl (email at pvc-dw.col@durham.ac.uk)
Some posts held to date
Previously Professor Graham Towl worked as the Chief Psychologist with the Ministry of Justice for England and Wales. He was responsible for the applications of psychology in Criminal justice. In his previous role as Head of Psychological Services in Prisons and Probation services he led the growth of staff from around 400 to 1000 over a five year period. He is the recipient of the British Psychological Society's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Practice.
Research Groups
Department of Psychology
Research Interests
- Children and young people and crime
- Criminological Psychology
- Groupwork with offenders
- Professional ethics
- Reducing reoffending
- Resilience
- Risk assessment
- Suicide in prisons