Anna Barker

I am an Associate Professor in Criminal Justice & Criminology at the University of Leeds.

Current research projects:
GreenAWARE: Greenspace Access, Wellbeing, and Resident Equality
Training park staff and volunteers to increase women’s safety in the UK’s parks and green spaces
Utilising open data to enhance park safety for women and girls in Bradford

Previous research projects:
Fostering safer parks for women and girls in West Yorkshire and beyond through multi-agency collaboration, knowledge exchange and the co-design of research-informed guidance
Safer Parks for Women and Girls
The future prospects of urban parks: The life, times and social order of Victorian public parks as places of social mixing
The Leeds Parks Fund: Developing a model for charitable giving to parks