Helen joined CCSR in October 2004 as a research student under the supervision of Mark Tranmer and Alan Trickett.

Before starting her PhD at CCSR, Helen worked as a consultant for two years in the Transportation Planning Division (Social and Market Research team) of an International Transport Consultancy. As well as working within this team, Helen also worked with other teams within the division where statistical or research support was required. Her educational background includes a BSc (Econ) in Social Policy, Government and Political Theory and an MSc in Social Research Methods and Statistics.

Current project

Property Crime in Context: A multilevel analysis of the British Crime Survey

This project aims to put property crime in context. Helen will use multilevel modelling methods to investigate the nature and extent of household and local area level variations in property crime, using British Crime Survey data from 1998, 2000 and 2001.

Membership

Helen is an Associate Member of the Market Research Society.

Research interests

• Criminological theory
• Multilevel modelling
• Research methods

Other information

Helen has trained as a graduate tutor and currently helps out on several short courses in CCSR.

References

Chester, H. (2002) “Does lifestyle have an impact on violent crime victimization after other socio-economic and demographic characteristics have been taken into account?” Dissertation submitted to the University of Manchester for the degree of MSc in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law.