Michelle graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Liverpool in 2000 and went on to study her MSc Investigative Psychology, graduating in 2001. Michelle was awarded a MPhil in April 2004 for her thesis on Detective decision-making in homicide investigations. Michelle is currently in the final year of her PhD funded by the ESRC and the Metropolitan Police.  Her PhD is examining how the social contexts in which homicide occurs influences detective thought processes and investigative outcomes.

Michelle has carried out work for the Home Office examining the use of serious crime analysis by the police. She has also worked on projects for Greater Manchester Police and Lancashire Constabulary examining how homicides are investigated, resource allocation and the development of benchmarking measures for homicide investigations.

Her research interests include police decision-making, the behavioural linking of serial crimes, offender spatial behaviour and the use of behavioural investigative advice in serious crime investigations.

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