Colm is a lecturer in Criminology at QUB and co-principal investigator on the North-South SLSS Research Hub. His research interests span youth crime, the prevalence and impact of youth violence, and intervention design and evaluation. Colm is also co-chair of the Northern Ireland Forensic Managed Care Research Network, a member of the editorial Board of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, and expert with the EU Commission on violence.

Colm is a lecturer in Criminology at QUB and co-principal investigator on the North-South SLSS Research Hub. His research interests span youth crime, the prevalence and impact of youth violence, and intervention design and evaluation. Colm is also co-chair of the Northern Ireland Forensic Managed Care Research Network, a member of the editorial Board of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, and expert with the EU Commission on violence.