‘No One Believed Me, and I Have No proof’: An Exploration into the Experiences of Spiking Victims

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Laura StephensonCalli TzaniMaria IoannouJohn SynnottThomas James Vaughan WilliamsMara Morellia University of Huddersfield Queensgate, Huddersfield, UKb Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, ItalyLaura Stephenson at the time of the project completion was an MSc graduate in Investigative Psychology, the at University of Huddersfield.Dr Calli Tzani is a senior lecturer in psychology at Huddersfield University. Dr Tzani joined the University of Huddersfield in 2017 after completing her PhD in Bullying and Cyberbullying. Dr Tzani’s research is focused mainly on wellbeing of children, bullying and cyber-bullying prevention, but also conducts research on sextortion, criminal behaviour, fraud and cybercrime.Professor Maria Loannou (Psychology) is the Course Director for the MSc Investigative Psychology. She is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist (British Psychological Society) and a HCPC Registered Psychologist (Forensic). She joined Huddersfield University in 2009 as a Senior Lecturer. Dr Ioannou obtained a first class undergraduate degree in Psychology, Philosophy and Pedagogics from the University of Ioannina, Greece in 2000.Dr John Synnott is a Chartered Psychologist, a Reader and Assistant Course Director for the MSc Investigative Psychology. He joined Huddersfield University in 2013 on completion of his PhD. Dr Synnott obtained his undergraduate degree in Psychology from University College Dublin, Ireland in 2007, his dissertation, which has since been published was on positional effects in police line-ups. Thomas James Vaughan Williams is a PhD researcher at the University of Huddersfield.Dr Mara Morelli is an Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Her interests are focused on developmental psychology, online risky behaviors, parent-child relationships, and risk factors in adolescence and young adulthood. Her main research topics are sexting behaviors and dating violence.

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