I am a Serra Hunter Associate Professor of Criminology in the Department of Public Law at the Universitat de Girona, and a member of the Seminari de Ciències Penals i Criminològiques research group. My research focuses on fraud and cybercrime against individuals and organisations, sentencing, and quantitative methods — with a particular emphasis on the Spanish and European criminal justice context.
I also serve as a Consultant Lecturer at the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).
Research on significant under-recording of rape convictions in Spain's official prosecutorial statistics, highlighting gaps in judicial data collection.
→ Read articleExpert contributor across all three episodes of this TV3 documentary series investigating the case of Albert Cavallé, a serial romance fraudster who exploited victims through dating apps.
→ Watch seriesCommentary on the rise of online fraud to become Spain's second most-reported crime, and why no one is immune to falling victim.
→ Read articleAnalysis of how crime patterns shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with street crime declining while cybercrime and online fraud surged.
→ Read articleFeel free to get in touch regarding research collaborations, media enquiries, or dissertation supervision.