Brendan Coyle

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Brendan Coyle

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4234-8753
  • Phone+442895367416

  • Shore Road, Jordanstown Campus

    BT37 0QB Newtownabbey

    United Kingdom

20152026

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Biography

Dr Brendan Coyle is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology, and Learning, Teaching & Quality Director for Social and Policy Sciences at Ulster University, Belfast. Brendan joined Ulster University in January 2020, having previously worked at Aberystwyth University (2015-2019). Brendan is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

Research Interests

With specialisms in young adult development, maturation and desistance, Brendan’s research addresses the interface between individuals’ constructions of maturity, criminal justice policies and practices, and processes of desistance from crime. 

Brendan is currently involved in a range of projects relating to the impact and effectiveness of sports-based interventions on the health, wellbeing and identities of young people in relatively marginalised and deprived settings. These projects have involved engagement with a range of statutory and community sector stakeholders, including but not limited to: the NI Department for Communities and Department of Justice; the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and the Irish Football Association. 

Teaching Interests

Brendan has taught across a range of UG and PG Criminology and Criminal Justice modules at Ulster University. He has coordinated the following modules:

  • PUP318 Policing and Society 
  • PUP548 Rehabilitation and Desistance from Crime 
  • PUP510 Dissertation (CCJ)
  • PUP717 Critical Perspectives on Punishment 

Education/Academic qualification

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Advance HE

LLB (Hons) Law, Queens University Belfast

MSSc Criminology, Queens University Belfast

PhD, Queens University Belfast

MEd Higher Education Practice

External positions

External Examiner, University of Huddersfield

21 Aug 2023 → 15 Sept 2027

External Examiner, Cardiff Metropolitan University

4 Aug 2023 → 1 Sept 2027

Keywords

  • H Social Sciences (General)
  • Young adulthood
  • Maturity
  • Desistance
  • Criminology
  • Criminal justice
  • HM Sociology
  • HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  6. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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