Professor Carrie Myers
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About
Overview
Dr Carrie-Anne Myers joined City in 2006 as a lecturer in Criminology and Sociology. After completing, at the London School of Economics, an Economic and Social Research (ESRC)-funded PhD on School Violence and Bullying, she spent two years at the University of Surrey as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in the UK Observatory for the Promotion of Non-Violence. She worked on projects that included: 'Violence Reduction in Schools', with the DfES, 'The Mental Health of Young Offenders', with the Prison Service, 'An Evaluation of Anti-Bullying Websites', 'An Evaluation of Peer Support to Reduce School Bullying' and 'An Assessment of the School Climate to Measure Fear of School and the Efficacy of Peer Support'.
She has taught at both undergraduate and Masters level at Brunel, Goldsmiths, LSE and Surrey Universities.
Her research specialisms are primarily in the fields of bullying cyberbullying and victimisation processes. She has published extensively on these topics in a range of journals and book chapters.
She is a member of the British Society of Criminology and country co-ordinator of the European Network for Social and Emotional Competence (ENSEC). Her latest book, co-edited with Helen Cowie, Cyberbullying and Online Harms: Preventions and Interventions from Community to Campus, was published by Routledge in May 2023.
Qualifications
- Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, Advance HE, 2021
- PhD in Sociology with a research specialism in Criminology, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, 2004
- MSc Criminology, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, 1998
- BSc (Hons) Psychology and Criminology, Brunel University London, United Kingdom, 1997
Employment
- Reader, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2021 - present
- Senior Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2016 - 2021
- Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2006 - 2016
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, EIHMS, University of Surrey, United Kingdom, 2004 - 2006
Teaching
Undergraduate
Violence
Gender, Crime and Justice
Youth Crime
Postgraduate
Victims, Policy and Politics
Research
Current Research
Dr Myers is currently carrying out research into sexual violence in schools and on university campuses. Her recent co-authored book, Bullying Among University Students is the first edited collection looking at this phenomenon. She is currently working on an edited collection with Professor Helen Cowie, “School Bullying and Mental Health: Risks, Intervention and Prevention”, which is the lead book for an international Routledge Series, “The Mental Health and Well-being of Children and Adolescents”.
Research Specialisms
Childhood, Youth and Adolescence
Gender and Feminist Criminology
School Violence and (Cyber) Bullying
Victims, Victimology and Criminal Justice Policy
Violence and Victimisation processes
PhD Supervision
Dr Myers would be interested in supervising PhDs in any of her specialist areas and welcomes informal enquiries from potential doctoral students
Research students
Holly Powell-Jones
Thesis title: Young People, Cyber-criminality and Law Breaking
Rashid Aziz
Thesis title: British Asian Muslim Males and the Negotiation of Leisure and Marriage
Sue Brown
Thesis title: “Breaking through the ranks: how senior women police officers in England and Wales make sense of their experience of ascending the hierarchy and becoming an ACPO rank officer”
1stsupervisor
- Jana Kriechbaum, Research Student
- Liv Owens, Research Student
- Sylwia Wypyska-Kieran, Research Student
Publications
Featured publications
- Myers, C.A. and Hudson, N. (2022). Content and Activity that is Harmful to Children within Scope of the Online Safety Bill. A Rapid Evidence Assessment. NatCen.
- Myers, C.-.A. and Cowie, H. (2019). Cyberbullying across the Lifespan of Education: Issues and Interventions from School to University. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(7), pp. 1217-1217. doi:10.3390/ijerph16071217
- Myers, C.-.A. and Cowie, H. (2017). Bullying at University: The Social and Legal Contexts of Cyberbullying Among University Students. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 48(8), pp. 1172-1182. doi:10.1177/0022022116684208
- Myers, C.A. and Cowie, H. (2013). University students' views on bullying from the perspective of different participant roles. Pastoral Care in Education, 31(3), pp. 251-267. doi:10.1080/02643944.2013.811696
Publications by category
Books (3)
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C.-.A. (2017). School Bullying and Mental Health Risks, intervention and prevention. Routledge. ISBN 9781134977437.
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C.-.A. (Eds.), (2015). Bullying Among University Students. Routledge.
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C.-.A. (2023). Cyberbullying and Online Harms. Routledge.
Chapters (15)
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C.-.A. (2023). From bystanding to upstanding. Cyberbullying and Online Harms (pp. 142-150). Routledge.
- Myers, C.-.A., Cowie, H., Hudson, N., Powell-Jones, H., Short, E. and Waye, F. (2023). 'It was only a bit of fun' – when bullying and cyberbullying becomes harassment and sexual violence among university students – findings from the Violence at University Project. Cyberbullying and Online Harms (pp. 28-36). Routledge.
- Myers, C.A. and Cowie, H. (2018). What we know about school bullying. School Bullying and Mental Health: Risks, Intervention and Prevention (pp. 3-11). New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781138674127.
- Myers, C.A. (2018). Boundaries of Bullying: When does bullying behaviour become criminal? In Cowie, H. and Myers, C.A. (Eds.), School Bullying and Mental Health: Risks, Intervention and Prevention (pp. 27-35). New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781138674127.
- Myers, C.A. and Cowie, H. (2018). Epilogue: Impliations and Considerations for Future Research in the Field of Young People's Mental Health. School Bullying and Mental Health. Risks, Intervention and Prevention (pp. 226-229). New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781138674127.
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C.-.A. (2018). Implications and considerations for future research in the field of young people's mental health Epilogue. SCHOOL BULLYING AND MENTAL HEALTH: RISKS, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION (pp. 226-229). ISBN 9781138674127.
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C.A. (2015). Epilogue: What can be done? Bullying Among University Students Cross National Perspectives (pp. 207-210).
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C.A. (2015). What we know about bullying and cyberbullying among university students. Bullying Among University Students Cross National Perspectives (pp. 3-14).
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C.-.A. (2015). Epilogue. Bullying Among University Students (pp. 207-210). Routledge.
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C.-.A. (2015). What We know about Bullying and Cyberbullying Among University Students. Bullying Among University Students (pp. 3-14). Routledge.
- Myers, C.-.A. Bullying as abuse. Youth Justice Handbook Routledge. ISBN 9781843927174.
- Myers, C.A. (2014). Bullying as abuse. Youth Justice Handbook Theory Policy and Practice (pp. 50-60).
- In Heidensohn, F. (Ed.), (2013). Gender and Justice. In Willan.
- Hutson, N. and Myers, C.A. (2013). ‘Bad Girls’ or ‘Mad Girls’ – The coping mechanism of female young offenders. Gender and Justice New Concepts and Approaches (pp. 147-164).
- In Smith, P. and Steffgen, G. (Eds.), (2013). Cyberbullying through the New Media. In Psychology Press.
Conference paper and proceedings
- Bunce, A., Hashemi, L., Clark, C., Myers, C.-.A., Stansfeld, S. and McManus, S. Prevalence and nature of workplace bullying and harassment and associations with mental health conditions in England: a cross-sectional probability sample survey. .doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02066-4
Dataset
- Myers, C.-.A. and Cowie, H.(2013). An investigation into the roles of the victim, bully and bystanders in role-play incidents of cyberbullying amongst 18-21 year olds.
Journal articles (19)
- Bunce, A., Hashemi, L., Clark, C., Stansfeld, S., Myers, C.-.A. and McManus, S. (2026). Correction: Prevalence and nature of workplace bullying and harassment and associations with mental health conditions in England: a cross-sectional probability sample survey. BMC Public Health, 26(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-026-28010-y
- Saker, M., Mercea, D. and Myers, C.-.A. (2026). Beyond the campus: Exploring self-protective behaviors and mobile phone use among women students in urban environments. The Communication Review pp. 1-20. doi:10.1080/10714421.2026.2663411
- Saker, M., Mercea, D. and Myers, C. (2025). Educational journeys: understanding how women commuter students’ daily mobilities can shape their higher education experience. Mobilities. doi:10.1080/17450101.2025.2578243
- Rosbrook-Thompson, J., Greer, C., McLaughlin, E., Ilan, J., Armstrong, G., Myers, C.-.A.... Rojek, C. (2025). Integrated Through Risk?: How Actuarial and Epidemiological Approaches to Urban Violence Reduction Interact Within a Multi-Agency Gangs Team. The British Journal of Criminology, 65(4), pp. 743-762. doi:10.1093/bjc/azae089
- Bunce, A., Hashemi, L., Clark, C., Stansfeld, S., Myers, C.-.A. and McManus, S. (2024). Prevalence and nature of workplace bullying and harassment and associations with mental health conditions in England: a cross-sectional probability sample survey. BMC Public Health, 24(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-024-18614-7
- Saker, M., Mercea, D. and Myers, C.-.A. (2024). “Wayfearing” and the city: Exploring how experiential fear of crime frames the mobilities of women students at a city-based university using a bespoke chatbot app. Mobile Media & Communication, 12(1), pp. 131-151. doi:10.1177/20501579231203556
- Myers, C.-.A. (2021). Cyberbullying in Schools, Workplaces and Romantic Relationships. The Many Lenses and Perspectives of Electronic Mistreatment. International Journal of Emotional Education, 13(1), pp. 107-109
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C. (2021). The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the mental health and well‐being of children and young people. Children & Society, 35(1), pp. 62-74. doi:10.1111/chso.12430
- Myers, C.-.A. (2019). Cyberbullying at University in International Contexts. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMOTIONAL EDUCATION, 11(2), pp. 112-112
- Myers, C.-.A. and Cowie, H. (2018). Bullying Among Students in Further and Higher Education. The Role of Counsellors in Addressing the Issue. University & College Counselling, 6(3), pp. 12-17
- Myers, C.-.A., Cowie, H. and Aziz, R. (2017). Does diversity in society inevitably lead to a rise in xenophobia among children and young people? International Journal of Emotional Education, 9(2), pp. 90-99
- Myers, C.-.A. and Cowie, H. (2016). How can we prevent and reduce bullying amongst university students? International Journal of Emotional Education, 8(1), pp. 109-119
- Cowie, H., Huser, C. and Myers, C.-.A. (2014). The Use of Participatory Methods in Researching the Experiences of Children and Young People. Croatian Journal of Education, 16(SPEC. EDITION 2), pp. 51-66
- Cowie, H. and Myers, C.A. (2014). Bullying amongst University Students in the UK. International Journal of Emotional Education, 6(1), pp. 66-75
- Thornham, H. and Myers, C.A. (2012). Architectures of youth: visibility, agency and the technological imaginings of young people. Social and Cultural Geography, 13(7), pp. 783-800. doi:10.1080/14649365.2012.726637
- Myers, C.A. and Thornham, H. (2012). Youthful 'fictions', creative 'journeys' and potential strategies of resistance. Media Culture and Society, 34(2), pp. 228-237. doi:10.1177/0163443711431203
- Cowie, H., Hutson, N., Jennifer, D. and Myers, C.A. (2008). Taking stock of violence in UK schools - Risk, regulation, and responsibility. EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY, 40(4), pp. 494-505. doi:10.1177/0013124508316039
- Cowie, H., Hutson, N., Oztug, O. and Myers, C. (2008). The impact of peer support schemes on pupils' perceptions of bullying, aggression and safety at school. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 13(1), pp. 63-71. doi:10.1080/13632750701814708
- Myers, C.A., Cowie, H. and Hutson, N. (2007). Young Offenders in Prison – perceptions of mental health disorders and their treatment: a qualitative study. International Journal on Violence at School, (4), pp. 3-18
Reports (4)
- Myers, C.A., Powell-Jones, H., Cowie, H., Short, E., Waye, F. and Hudson, N. (2023). Violence at University Pilot Project: Student experiences of violence, harassment and discrimination. London, UK: City, University of London.
- Saker, M., Mercea, D. and Myers, C.A. (2023). Locating Fear: A pilot study examining the use of a chatbot app to surface embodied experiences of fear in situ. London, UK: School of Policy & Global Affairs, City University of London.
- Greer, C., Rosbrook-Thompson, J., Armstrong, G., Ilan, J., McLaughlin, E., Myers, C.-.A.... Taylor, E. (2019). Enhancing the work of the Islington Integrated Gangs Team: A pilot study on the response to serious youth violence in Islington. London, UK: Centre for City Criminology, City, University of London.
- Saker, M., Mercea, D. and Myers, C.-.A. Wayfaring and the City: Understanding How Commuter Students’ Daily Mobilities Can Shape Their Higher Education Experience. City St George's, University of London: London, UK.