Heather Hamill

Heather Hamill is a sociologist who is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of Oxford, St Cross College. She specializes in the study of crime and extralegal governance. Her book, ''The Hoods: Crime and Punishment in Belfast'', about paramilitary punishment attacks in Northern Ireland, won the James Donnelly Sr. Prize for Books in History and Social Sciences, awarded by the American Conference for Irish Studies. According to the award committee: }}

In September 2023 Hamill was awarded the Title of Distinction of Professor of Sociology by the University of Oxford. Provided by Wikipedia