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Dr. Richard Alexander

Assistant Professor
Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology

Richard G. Alexander is an assistant professor in the Willem Pompe Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Utrecht. Following 4 years of service in the Royal Marines Commandos, Richard transitioned to an academic career earning a Bachelor in Criminology from Manchester Metropolitan ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ (cum laude), an MA in Global Criminology from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ (cum laude), and an MA in Social Research Methods from the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Kent (cum laude). 

His doctoral research examined the narrative meanings being ascribed to psychedelic drug use in non-clinical contexts, amidst the broader context of the psychedelic 'renaissance’. As a researcher Richard is principally interested in drugs, drug use, and drug users, and the culturally constructed meanings surrounding them.