Dr Amy Meenaghan
Biography
I gained my BSc (Hons) in Psychology and MSc in Forensic Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, where I also completed my PhD in Psychology under the supervision of Professor Claire Nee and Dr Zarah Vernham. My PhD research involved using virtual reality to study the decision-making and behaviour of residential burglars, with a particular emphasis on the development of expertise.
I am now a Lecturer in the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, teaching on the BSc Criminology with Psychology course.
Research outputs
2025
Virtue, choice, and storytelling: how ethics, decision modalities and narrative framing influence decision inertia in a 360 degree extended reality environment
May, B., Palace, M., Milne, R., Dalton, G., Meenaghan, A., Terbeck, S.
3 Jul 2025, In: Cognition, Technology, Work
Research output: Article
An exploratory thematic analysis of the decision challenges faced by emergency responders during the 2017 Manchester Arena attack
May, B. L., Palace, M., Milne, R., Dalton, G., Meenaghan, A., Shortland, N., Fryatt, L., Molinario, E.
27 May 2025, In: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
Research output: Article
2024
The use of XR technology in criminal justice teaching and education: a scoping review
Meenaghan, A., van Sintemaartensdijk, I.
16 Dec 2024, In: Smart Learning Environments. 11, 24p., 60
Research output: Article
An exploratory study on manifesting decision-inertia in a 360-degree extended reality terrorist incident
May, B. L., Milne, R., Dalton, G., Meenaghan, A., Shawyer, A.
20 Apr 2024, In: Cognition, Technology, Work. 26, 16p.
Research output: Article
The use of XR technology in criminological research: a scoping review
van Sintemaartensdijk, I., Meenaghan, A.
9 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Experimental Criminology
Research output: Article
2023
XR technology and risk assessment: the future of probation training?
McDermott, M. J. L., Meenaghan, A., Haggar, L.
27 Sep 2023, In: Probation Quarterly, 5p.
Research output: Article
XR technology and risk assessment: the future of probation training?
Meenaghan, A., McDermott, M. J. L., Haggar , L.
27 Sep 2023, In: Criminology & Criminal Justice
Research output: Article
A comparison of younger and older burglars undertaking virtual burglaries: the development of skill and automaticity
Meenaghan, A., Nee, C., Vernham, Z., Otte, M.
24 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Criminology
Research output: Article
Identifying challenges to critical incident decision-making through a macro-, meso-, micro- lens: a systematic synthesis and holistic narrative analysis
May, B. L., Milne, R., Shawyer, A., Meenaghan, A., Ribbers, E., Dalton, G.
28 Mar 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology . 14, 13p., 1100274
Research output: Article
2022
XR technology and risk assessment: the future of probation training?
McDermott, M. J. L., Meenaghan, A., Haggar, L.
30 Jun 2022,
Research output: Abstract