Dr Susann Wiedlitzka

Biography

Susann is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Auckland. After completing a doctorate in criminology at the University of Queensland (Australia), she was appointed as a research fellow and then lecturer at the University of Sussex (UK). Susann also completed a Master of Arts in International Criminology at the University of Hamburg (Germany) and a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences with a concentration in Criminal Justice at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (USA).

Research | Current

• Co-Investigator on “Online interventions for reducing hate speech and radicalization: A systematic review” (with Dr Steven Windisch and Dr Ajima Olaghere)
• Co-Investigator on “Criminal Cases Review Commission: Legal aid and legal representatives” (Prof Richard Vogler, Dr Lucy Welsh, and Dr Liz McDonnell)

Susann is also currently exploring online platforms and far-right extremist responses to ‘in real life (IRL)’ attacks. She previously worked as a research fellow on a ‘Policing Hate Crime’ project, which investigated whether a direct connection between activity on social media platforms and offline hate crime incidents exists. Susann also worked on an EU DG Justice-funded research study on hate crime, which examined the application of criminal laws and sentencing provisions for hate crime across five EU Member States. 

Teaching | Current

CRIM 702 Advanced Issues in Penology

Areas of expertise

Hate crime, online/offline hate, policing, research methods

Committees/Professional groups/Services

Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology, committee member

Australian Hate Crime Network, member

Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (UK)

International Network for Hate Studies, member

American Society of Criminology (Division on Terrorism and Bias Crimes), member