Staff profile

Holly (she/her) is a Career Development Fellow (Criminology) in the Department of Sociology. She joined the department in 2024. Before this, Holly completed her ESRC-funded doctoral research at the University of Sheffield. Her thesis: "Exploring sexual and gender minorities' experiences of sexual violence and their access to sexual violence support services" examines the barriers to support faced by sexual and gender minority victims/survivors. 

 

Research Interests

• Sexual violence and support
• Sexuality
• Gender
• Intersectional and poststructural feminism
• Queer theory

Teaching

• Violence and Abuse in Society
• Contemporary Criminological Theory
• Research Methods in Action
• Social Research Methods

Journal Article

• Evaluating SWOTT toolkits as a change mechanism: from managerial to critical reflective supervision
  
  Rogers, M., Cunnington, C., & McSpadden, H. (2026). Evaluating SWOTT toolkits as a change mechanism: from managerial to critical reflective supervision. Social Work Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2025.2608168
• ‘Intimidating and exclusionary’ or ‘inclusive and approachable’: Exploring how the typical script of sexual violence informs sexual and gender minorities’ perceptions of mainstream sexual violence support services in the United Kingdom
  
  McSpadden, H. (2025). ‘Intimidating and exclusionary’ or ‘inclusive and approachable’: Exploring how the typical script of sexual violence informs sexual and gender minorities’ perceptions of mainstream sexual violence support services in the United Kingdom. International Review of Victimology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02697580251400788