EMPAC’s strategic leads are Deputy Chief Constable Kate Meynell, and a new Police and Crime Commissioner (following the recent PCC elections on 6th May 2021) to represent the East Midlands police region.
Kate Meynell is a former Assistant Chief Constable from Nottinghamshire, who became the Derbyshire Deputy Chief Constable in Derbyshire in January 2021. Kate was Head of EMSOU Major Crime and was responsible for overseeing major crime investigations across the East Midlands.
EMPAC’s Research Partnerships Manager, who reports to the strategic leads, is Dr John Coxhead. John is a former police officer of 30 years, now employed as specialist police staff. As a ‘pracademic’ he completed his doctorate back in 2006 and has current professorships at Keele and Loughborough Universities, as well as being external examiner at Sheffield Hallam University (undergraduate policing), Manchester Metropolitan University (MA Applied Criminology) and the University of Wales Trinity St David (MSc Policing Leadership). He is a resident journalistic columnist with Police Professional (the UK’s biggest selling policing publication) and his most recent book – Research for Police Professionals – is co-authored with Professor Ken Pease (University College, London).
Telephone 07470 181050
EMPAC Office Administration:-
susan.atkins@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk
Telephone 0116 2222222, extension 2066
The Single Point of Contacts (SPOCs) for each member organisation are:
Derbyshire Constabulary – Supt Jed Keen
Leicestershire Police – C/Insp Andrew Parkes / Graham Pickering
Linconshire Police – T/ACC Chris Davison
Northamptonshire Police – Sarah Calvert / Nicole Plummer
Nottinghamshire Police – DCI Neil Humphris
EMSOU – Laura Hallam
De Montfort University – Professor Rob Canton / Professor Dave Walsh
University of Derby – Tony Blockley
University of Leicester – Associate Professor Matt Hopkins / Dr Claire Davis
University of Lincoln – Dr Carina O’Reilly / Dr Kate Strudwick
Loughborough University – Professor Peter Kawalek
University of Northampton – Dr Matthew Callender / Dave Hill
Nottingham Trent University – Professor Cillian Ryan / Dr Rowena Hill / Associate Professor Andy Newton
University of Nottingham – Professor Todd Landman / Associate Professor Kerry Clamp