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 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.