Dr Susan Rockey (Her, She)

I am a recent PhD graduate in Law from the University of Exeter, where I also completed both an undergraduate degree in Law and a Master’s in Law and Social Research. My doctoral research evaluates the effectiveness of recent government reforms to criminal legal aid in increasing the number of younger practitioners, using the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a framework. 

I am developing a research plan for a project that will design and evaluate a behaviourally informed justice system intervention, grounded in the Behaviour Change Wheel framework, to increase the number of younger solicitors specialising in Criminal Legal Aid in England and Wales. The aim is to strengthen workforce sustainability, enhance access to justice, and promote greater age diversity within the profession.