Dr Katy Proctor
Senior Lecturer in Gender, Violence, and Criminology (Zemiology)
Department of Social Sciences
Katy leads modules on both the BA Social Science and MSc Human Rights programmes. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Deputy Lead for the Glasgow School for Business and Society.
Katy’s research interests are in the lived experiences of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) with a focus on stalking and domestic abuse. Having worked within the violence against women sector for ten years supporting women, young people and children who have suffered GBV, Katy is keen for her research to be used to benefit the victims of GBV and the organisations supporting them.
She has been proactive in delivering her own research-informed training to over 400 professionals in Scotland on Understanding the Dynamics of Stalking including how to support those who are victimised.