Mark Bushell

Having worked in higher education since 2013, I have significant experience and expertise as an educator and researcher in the field of criminology and social sciences. I attained my PhD in 2021, which examined the lived experiences of migrant workers in Northeast England’s nocturnal service industry.

I have lectured at Sunderland, Northumbria, Teesside, and Arden Universities to both undergraduate and postgraduate student cohorts. I also have experience supervising student projects up to and including doctoral level. My current research interests include the night-time economy, 21st century cultures of work, violence, and social harm. Away from academia, I also have an active interest in music. Having played guitar for over thirty years, I have performed in bands throughout the UK music and festival scene.

Professional memberships and activities

• British Society of Criminology
• Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• British Academy Early Career Researcher Network (Midlands)

Education

• PGCE (Post Compulsory Education and Training) University of Sunderland (2013 — 2014)
• Master's degree Northumbria University (2004 — 2006)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc hons.) University of Greenwich (1997 — 2000)

Research interests

Current research interests include violence against workers in the public sphere, neighbourhood crime and the developing theoretical/philosophical contexts of social harm.