Dr Gethin Rees

Newcastle University

Dr Gethin Rees is Lecturer in Sociology at Newcastle University  and joins SHaME as an Associate Fellow. His research interests are in the work of healthcare professionals as they engage with criminal justice, and he has previously explored the work of Forensic Medical Examiners (FMEs), Forensic Nurse Examiners (FNEs) and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) as they perform the forensic medical intervention following sexual assault. Alongside his work on the forensic intervention Dr Rees has also explored the public reaction to the use of anti-rape technologies and has explored the introduction of the embedding of nurses into police custody suites to provide healthcare to detainees.