Dr Rian Sutton (she/her) is an Online Course Facilitator for the Bachelor of Criminal Justice and the Bachelor of Psychological Science and Sociology. Her work involves collaborating with departmental and tutoring staff to deliver high-quality online education.
Rian has experience teaching across topics in criminology, sociology, and history. In the past she has undertaken roles as a tutor and guest lecturer at a number of universities in the UK and Australia. She is particularly passionate about encouraging students to examine gender as a social category in both historical and contemporary contexts. Her research interests are in the intersection of gender and crime with a focus on violent female offenders and their experiences in... Read more
About me
Dr Rian Sutton (she/her) is an Online Course Facilitator for the Bachelor of Criminal Justice and the Bachelor of Psychological Science and Sociology. Her work involves collaborating with departmental and tutoring staff to deliver high-quality online education.
Rian has experience teaching across topics in criminology, sociology, and history. In the past she has undertaken roles as a tutor and guest lecturer at a number of universities in the UK and Australia. She is particularly passionate about encouraging students to examine gender as a social category in both historical and contemporary contexts. Her research interests are in the intersection of gender and crime with a focus on violent female offenders and their experiences in the criminal justice system and representation in the media. Her PhD examined women on trial for homicide in New York City and London, 1880 – 1914. Rian holds a PhD in History, a Masters in Gender History, and a Bachelor of Arts in English and History.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (History) University of Edinburgh
Masters of Science in Gender History University of Edinburgh
Bachelor of Arts with Majors in English and History Duke University
Teaching Experience:
Various roles as tutor or guest lecturer (2016 - 2022)
Qualifications:
Book Chapters
Jackson, LA & Sutton, R forthcoming 2023, 'Policing Women in Urban Scotland c.1890–1950', In J Turner & H Johnston (eds), Policing Women: Histories in the Western World, 1800 - 1950, Routledge.
Sutton, R forthcoming 2023, 'The Many Defences of Maria Barberi: Challenges to a Victim-Based Agency', In S Banwell, L Black, D Cecil, Y Djamba, S Kimuna, E Milne, L Seal & E Tenkorang (eds), International Handbook of Feminist Perspectives on Women’s Acts of Violence, Emerald.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or ResearcherID or
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Journal Article
Sutton, R 2018, 'A "Matter for the Consideration of the Executive Alone": The Court of Public Opinion and Narratives of Mercy in the Clemency Cases of Elizabeth Gibbons and Chiara Cignarale', Irish Jurist, vol. 60, pp. 123–133.
Book Chapter
Sutton, R & Black, L 2020, 'Detecting the Murderess: Newspaper Representations of Women Convicted of Murder in New York City, London, and Ireland, 1880–1914' In A Adams (ed), Crime and the Construction of Forensic Objectivity from 1850, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 233 - 255.
Research
Book Chapters
Jackson, LA & Sutton, R forthcoming 2023, 'Policing Women in Urban Scotland c.1890–1950', In J Turner & H Johnston (eds), Policing Women: Histories in the Western World, 1800 - 1950, Routledge.
Sutton, R forthcoming 2023, 'The Many Defences of Maria Barberi: Challenges to a Victim-Based Agency', In S Banwell, L Black, D Cecil, Y Djamba, S Kimuna, E Milne, L Seal & E Tenkorang (eds), International Handbook of Feminist Perspectives on Women’s Acts of Violence, Emerald.
Co-organising: Gender, Sex and Sexualities Conference 2023
External engagement & recognition
Teaching & student supervision