
Allyson Malatesta
Senior Lecturer
Sociology
Department of Social Sciences , Royal Docks School of Business and Law
Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader Criminology and Criminal Justice, Associate Programme Leader Foundation Degree in Social Sciences.
My interests are focused on the social issues surrounding the use of technology.
Areas Of Interest
Research interests include the complex relationships that exist between science, technology, innovation and society, with a focus on information and communication technologies (ICTs) and also the current concern regarding the commodification, production and consumption of education.
CURRENT RESEARCH
Malatesta, A. J. (2013) Elearning or E(l)earning: Contemporary Developments in the Commodification and Consumption of Education in Cudworth, E., Senker, P. and Walker, K. (eds)Technology, Society and Inequality: New Horizons and Contested Futures. New York: Peter Lang.
TEACHING
BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice
Investigate the nature of crime and criminality and crime in contemporary societies, studying society's response through the criminal justice system.
Read moreModules
- SC3010 Academic Literacy and Research for Social Scientists
- SC3011 Reading the World as a Social Scientist
- SC3012 Key Themes and Debates in Social Sciences
- SC4001 Social Policy 1
- SC5006 Understanding Social Change: Science, Technology and Society
Programmes
- BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice
- BA/BSc Foundation Degree in Social Sciences
Scholarly activities
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Tutor for The Grubb Institute
- Member of the Education: Policy, Pedagogy and Practice Research Group
- Member of the Society, Technology and Inequality Research Group