Kristy Horton
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology
I joined the University of Bedfordshire in February 2020 as a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology and became a Senior Lecturer in July 2025.
I am a registered Forensic Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and a member of both the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Division of Forensic Psychology (DFP).
I am the Programme Director for the MSc in Forensic Psychology at the University of Bedfordshire and teach various topics across the course.
Professional memberships:
- Health and Care Professions Council- Registered Forensic Psychologist
- British Psychological Society- Graduate member and member of the Division of Forensic Psychology
Qualifications:
- Stage 2 Training in Forensic Psychology- British Psychological Society- 2025
- Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills Status- Society for Education and Training- 2020
- PGCE in Post- compulsory Education- University of Bedfordshire- 2018
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy- 2014
- PgCAP Academic Practice- University of Bedfordshire- 2014
- MSc Forensic Psychology- University of Bedfordshire- 2012
- BSc Psychology and Criminal Behaviour- University of Bedfordshire- 2011
I am the Programme Leader for the MSc in Forensic Psychology. I also contribute to teaching on the following units across the course:
- Legal Psychology
- Criminal Psychology
- Victimology
- Investigative Psychology
- Assessments in Forensic Psychology
- Interventions in Forensic Psychology
- Professional Skills for Forensic Psychologists
- Team working and decision making within forensic mental health and custodial settings
- Service and intervention evaluation within forensic mental health and custodial settings
Office: A212b
University of Bedfordshire
University Square
Luton
LU1 3JU
E: kristy.horton@beds.ac.uk
T: 01582 743802
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