Amber Phillips

Senior Lecturer in Criminology

Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom

About

Researcher specialising in organised and economic crime, with specific expertise in asset recovery and proceeds of crime legislation. Currently focusing on asset recovery in England and Wales, supported by a grant from the National Economic Crime Centre/UK Home Office. Having initially trained as a translator, my journey as a criminologist began in 2012 while I was living and working in Calabria, Italy as part of the EU-funded Leonardo da Vinci scheme. My experiences with anti-mafia organisations in Calabria inspired my AHRC-funded PhD, which I successfully defended in 2018. I continue to develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with law enforcement practitioners working in the field, in the UK, Italy, and beyond.

Experience

  • Senior Lecturer in Criminology at University of the West of England
    Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

  • External Examiner - BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at Ulster University
    Apr 2021 - Apr 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Lecturer in Criminology at University of Gloucestershire
    Aug 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Associate Teacher at University of Bristol
    Jan 2014 - Aug 2018 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • Translator at Amazon
    Nov 2013 - 2017 · 3 yrs 3 mos