Dr Lea Sitkin

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Lecturer and Deputy Course Leader, Criminology

Social Sciences

(United Kingdom) +44 20 7911 5000 ext 64655
32/38 Wells Street
London
GB
W1T 3UW
Fridays 1.30-3.30
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About me

I received my DPhil in Criminology from the University of Oxford in 2014 and joined the University of Westminster the same year. Since 2024, I have been Assistant Head of School for the School of Social Sciences, leading on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Recruitment, and Employability, alongside my teaching and research in Criminology.

My research and teaching interests include immigration control, labour market relations, state-corporate crime/harm and financialisation/privatisation within the statutory housing sector

Teaching

I am deeply passionate about teaching and have taught across a range of institutions, including the University of Sussex, London Metropolitan University, and the University of Oxford. At the University of Westminster, I have led several undergraduate modules, including Criminological ImaginationResearch Methods in Sociology and Criminology,  Issues in State Crime and Immigration, Borders and (In)Justice, 

I supervise and examine doctoral research and contribute to curriculum development and academic leadership within the School of Social Sciences. I have led initiatives advancing equity in higher education, with a particular focus on addressing awarding, continuation, and progression gaps. I am not currently available to take on new doctoral students.

Research

My research to date has focused on immigration control and labour market relations through the lens of critical political economy and border criminology. I am the author of Re-thinking the Political Economy of Immigration Control: A Comparative Analysis (Routledge, 2019). My most recent publication, “Labour Shortages, Automation and Technological Adoption in Post-Brexit UK’s Logistics Industry,” appears in the Research Handbook on Law and Political Economy (ed. John D. Haskell, Edward Elgar, 2025).

My current research examines profiteering and financialisation within the temporary accommodation sector in London. I strongly welcome enquiries from academics, policymakers, and media organisations interested in this area

Publications

For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.