Consultant in Violent Extremism at UNODC 
Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of West London 
Dr Rushchenko teaches Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime at the University of West London. Besides her academic experience, she also has a track record of working with the think tanks and international organisations, including the United Nations, on combating extremism and social cohesion. She is currently a Consultant at the United Nations on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and a Research Fellow at the NATO Defense College (NDC). Julia holds a PhD in Criminology and speaks Spanish, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, Italian, and other languages.