About

Cassidy joined the University of Derby as a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology (AFHEA) in September 2025, after completing her PhD in Forensic Psychology at the University of Kent. Cassidy is an active academic within the School of Psychology, teaching across the BSc Forensic Psychology and MSc Forensic Psychology (levels 4-7). Cassidy is experienced in designing and delivering lectures, seminars, and workshops, and in supervising empirical research projects at BSc and MSc levels.

Cassidy is also conducting ongoing empirical research of the perpetration and victimisation of cyberstalking, examining impacts of stalking, early stalking intervention strategies, the nature and impacts of online harms, and illicit use of AI. Cassidy maintains active collaborations with police forces, charities, and the Home Office.

Teaching responsibilities

Cassidy teaches across the BSc and MSc Forensic Psychology programmes, delivering lectures, seminars, and workshops. Cassidy also supervises BSc and MSc empirical research projects and assesses BSc and MSc assignments across modules. 

Professional interests

Cassidy has ongoing collaborations with the Suzy Lamplugh Trust and the Cyber Helpline, charities which work to protect victims of stalking, cyberstalking, and online harms. 

Membership of professional bodies

British Psychological Society - Graduate Membership

Advance HE - Associate Fellow of Higher Education

Qualifications

PhD Forensic Psychology, University of Kent

MSc Forensic Psychology, University of Kent

BSc Psychology & Criminology, Royal Holloway University of London

Recent conferences

Alice Ruggles Trust Conference (Nov 2025) – Presentation: Untangling the Web: Cyberstalking

BPS Cyberpsychology Conference (July 2025) – Presentation: Exploring Cyberstalking from Victim and Perpetrator Perspectives

CORE-FP Impact Accelerator Event: Sexual Offending (July 2024) – Poster: Methods of Cyberstalking

HC2P Conference (June 2024) – Presentation: Misinformation and Cybersecurity

Experience in industry

Research consultant for the Suzy Lamplugh Trust.

International experience

Cassidy received a grant to attend the Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership (HC2P) Summer Program in Montreal and Ottawa, Canada. During this program, Cassidy collaborated with academics and government partners to produce a report and presentation investigating links between AI, online misinformation, and cybersecurity.

In the media

Cassidy appeared on the 'In Bits' Podcast, "The Truth about Cyberstalking" hosted by Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton, and Dr Liam Chancellor.

Recent publications

Weekes, C. J., Storey, J. E., Pina, A. (2025) Cyberstalking Perpetrators and their Methods: a Systematic Literature Review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380251333411

Abdi, S., Arif, M. Z., Blake, T., Chaîné, Al., Oxeus, G. & Weekes, C. J. (2025) Misinformation and Cybersecurity: Examining the threat of misinformation to digital media. Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership (HC2P).

Weekes, C. J., & Storey, J. E. (2024). Stalking. In J. Payne-James & R. W. Byard (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Third Edition) (pp. 364–370). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21441-7.00086-8.

Weekes, C. J., Storey, J. E., Pina, A. (revise & resubmit) Comparing Experiences of Cyberstalking from Victim and Perpetrator Perspectives. Psychology, Crime, & Law.

Weekes, C. J., Storey, J. E., Pina, A. (under review) Justice in Progress: Criminal Justice Responses to Stalking and Cyberstalking. Journal of Criminal Justice.

Hickling, D., Weekes, C. J., Storey, J. E. (under review) Parricide by Adult Children: A Systematic Review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.

Page, T, Gaffiero, D, Nahouli, Z, Wallace, L, Weekes, C. J., Wheatley, R, Spenser, K. (revise & resubmit) An Evaluation of the Early Awareness Stalking Intervention (EASI). Psychology, Crime, & Law.

Pina, A., Storey, J. E., Duggan, M., & Franqueira, V. N. (2021). Technology-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence: A multidisciplinary examination of prevalence, methods used by perpetrators and the impact of COVID-19. Home Office White Paper. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/95001 (Acknowledged contributor)