Name:

Dee Crute

Email Address:

deecruteauthor@gmail.com

Instagram:

@dee.crute

Professional:

• Founder & editor-in-chief of The Introvert

• Writer & Journalist on inclusion rights, nature and adventure

• Member of The Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild

• Investigative Qualifications

• Author (Genre: Memoira, Nature & Travel Writing, Self-Help & Personal Development)

• Photographer (Landscapes, Nature)

• Campaigner for diversity, disability inclusion (The Introverts Adventure Club) and women's rights

• I was interviewed by Sussex Wildlife Trust on Nature, Healing & Neurodiversity.

• I was invited to join the Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize by the founders

• Speaker at The International Hike Like a Woman Summit, where I highlighted the need of inclusion in the outdoor industry

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• Chemistry College graduate, Biology undergrad, Biotechnology BSc (Hons), Reproductive Physiology PhD (aborted due to domestic abuse)

• Worked as a scientist and a writer for reproduction toxicology in maiden years

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• Volunteered for the British Red Cross as a medic for the "Safe Space" project, assisting the police and ambulance on weekend nights.

• Worked for the Criminal Justice Department on Prosecution Cases

• I swore my allegiance to the Crown as a Police Constable in 2015

• Predominantly, I investigated and managed dangerous sexual offenders, domestic abuse, rapes, stalking, and serious violence. I also investigated sudden deaths on behalf of the Coroner and assisted in major investigations such as murders, kidnaps, modern slavery and child abuse.

• I have wide experience in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, specialising in stalking and domestic abuse. 

Specialist Activities

• Hiking

• Wild Camping,

• Nature for Healing,

• Outdoors & Disability,

• Adventure for Introverts

About Me

I am new to the industry and looking forward to being included in work with a range of magazines, private clients and publishers despite my neurodegenerative disability affecting my mobility and cognition.