James Killen

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James Killen

LLM (York)

James is a final year PhD researcher whose work examines the role of leadership and organisational culture in hosting and mitigating the effects of morally injurious events.  

He holds a LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice, and a BSc in Nursing (Mental Health).  Before academia, James served as an officer in the British Army working in mental health, as an operations officer in a medical regiment, and also deploying to Afghanistan as the officer-in-charge of the Field Mental Health Team based in Helmand Province.  

Outside the university, James is the Head of Policy and Research at WhistleblowersUK, sits on the board of trustees for the Prisoners' Education Trust, and is a member of the Project Steering Committee for a University of Manchester led multi-year project examining suicide and self-harm in prisons.

James is supervised by Professor Martin Jones.