Dr Alexander Ornella
| Biography | Dr Alexander Darius Ornella's research interests sit at the intersection of society and culture, technology, and religion. His current research projects include: * the relationship between policing technologies and religious communities * the triangular relationship between religion, media, and crime * sex workers and religious communities * OnlyFans and lifestyle choices * sports and religious communities He is also one of the Chief Editors of the JRFM Journal for Religion, Film, and Media. The journal has recently been awarded a DFG Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft Open Access grant. Dr. Alexander Ornella and Dr. Stefanie Knauss have also recently been awarded the GRASP Grants for Research for Arts and Sciences Professors from Villanova University for a project on Religion, Media, and Crime (https://media-religion.net) |
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| Research Interests | crime, media, and religion policing technologies drones and robots sex workers and lifestyle choices |
| Teaching and Learning | I teach across all UG and PGT levels and programmes we are offering as School, including: Global Issues - Local Impact (L4) Social Research in Practice (L4) Research Methods in Policing (L4) Sexuality, Deviance, and Race: Visuals of Society (L5) Ritual Crime (L5) Coordinator for the final year Dissertation module |
| Scopus Author ID | 57164843800 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Dr Ornella is happy to supervise research projects in the area of theology / religion and popular culture, religion and body, religion and technology, religion and film, sports and religion. For more information, please contact him. |