Dr Cooke graduated in 2014 with a BA (Hons) First Class degree in Criminology and Sociology from the University of Kent, receiving the award for achieving the highest grades in Criminology. Dr Cooke then completed her Master's in Criminology with a semester abroad in New York, during which she applied for her PhD. She was awarded an Economic and Social Research Council Scholarship to complete her PhD, which was entitled: “The Changing Occupational Terrain of the Legal Aid Lawyer in Times of Precariousness”.
Since completing her PhD, Dr Cooke is currently working on a joint project in collaboration with two academics from Cardiff University, exploring the future of access to justice in a post-pandemic society, bringing to light the experience of those working within criminal, family and social welfare contexts. Dr Cooke has recently published her first book under Bristol University Press, titled “The Hidden World of the Legal Aid Lawyer: Upholding the Heart of Justice”. She is a keen member of the Social Legal Studies Association, and a member of the Common Studies Programme in Critical Criminology.
Dr Cookoe teaches across all stages of the Criminology degree programmes.
She convenes and teaches on the following modules:
Second PhD Supervisor for Shane Thiara (SEDARC)
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