Craig Johnston

Director

Craig has over 30 years' experience working in the fields of Higher and Secondary Education, Youth work, Psychology, Social Work, Sport and Health across the UK and the USA. He has held Doctoral, Masters and bachelor’s level teaching commitments on Criminology, Education, Youth Work, Sociology and Social Work at various universities.

Craig 's research interests lie in the study of youth justice, alternative school provision (exclusion) and the social and sociality affecting individuals and communities. His published work held a rating of world leading, with a priority to engage in research with a right’s based and/or strong social justice agenda.

Craig holds a Doctor of Philosophy (in Education) and Master of Arts in Youth and Community work from Brunel University, London, a Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, from Winchester University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sport and Community from Strathclyde University, Glasgow. He is also a Fellow of ADVANCE HE.

Craig currently lives in Oxford and works at the University of the West of England, Bristol but was born and raised in Forfar, Tayside.