Nisha Waller

Dr Nisha Waller is a Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s Centre for Criminology. Her research primarily focuses on race and criminalisation, with a particular interest in collective punishment and the criminalisation of young Black men.

She is Racial Justice Lead at the legal charity APPEAL, where she leads research projects designed to support justice campaigns and advance criminal justice reform.

Nisha is also the founder of The Curious Classroom, which develops learning resources for children and adults to encourage critical thinking about society, including questions of fairness, power and authority.

She holds an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Oxford (2020), and a DPhil in Criminology from the University of Oxford (2025), funded by an ESRC Grand Union scholarship.