Dr Jenny Kontosthenous

Biography

I teach on the MSc Forensic Psychology, primarily on PS7952 Assessment and Consultancy within Forensic Practice and PS7953 Specialist Treatment and Interventions. I started at Winchester in January 2020.

I have worked as a Forensic Psychologist in training in Psychologically Informed Planned Environments (PIPE) for individuals with personality difficulties and serious offending in High Security and Category C Prisons. I have worked in an NHS Medium Secure Hospital in Kent, in the acute inpatient ward and the Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service (FOLS). I have also worked as a Forensic Liaison and Diversion Practitioner in a busy Magistrates Court in London.

I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology in Greece, at Aristotle University and my MSc at City University, in London. I completed my Professional Doctorate in Forensic Psychology at the University of Portsmouth in January 2020.

Areas of expertise

Forensic psychology