Lorraine (Lorrie) Hayman is a Global Women’s Studies doctoral researcher at the University of Galway.

Her interdisciplinary research, funded by the Irish Research Council, Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship, explores the lived experiences of people who identify as women concerning unwanted negative, sexually-based behaviours/actions occurring online and/or via Internet-connected devices.

Lorrie aims to offer evidence-informed recommendations for better supporting victim-survivors of these behaviours/actions in Ireland. She applies Feminist Research Practice in her mixed-methods research design, drawing on the characteristics of feminist research whilst recognising there is no one feminist methodology per se. Lorrie is also a Hardiman Research Scholar (2022-2023), Rotary Peace Fellow at International Christian University in Tokyo (2019-2021), and qualified teacher.

She moved to Ireland in 2022 after six years living and working in Japan. Lorrie volunteers at Galway Rape Crisis Centre as a Psychological Supporter and is the founder and organiser of the Peer Support Group network for early career researchers at the University of Galway.

Digital Cultures & Online Abuse Gender, Sexuality & Power