Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Gender and Social Policy: comparative perspectives
Gender, Work and Family
Qualitative research relating to the issue of gender
Public outreach & key achievements
- Leverhulme Study Abroad Fellowship in 2010/ Gender and the welfare state in the UK and US:
Work-family balance issues’ at Northeastern University in Boston, USA (Principal Investigator) - ESRC International Research Seminar Series in 2014 (Ref: ES/L000792/1)
‘Child Maintenance: International Perspectives and Policy Challenges’
(Co-Investigator/Principal Investigator: Dr Christine Skinner) - Her work has led to new ways of working with people in this field and how they collect and disseminate data
- for use in building policies and legislation.
Research students
| PhD Title | Gender and Career Progression in the IT sector in India |
| Name | Aishwarya Patil |
| Country | India |
| PhD Title | Poverty and lone mother families in Northern Ireland |
| Name | Bronagh Boyle |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | Gauging the impact of Welfare Reforms and the introduction of Universal Credit on low-income families in Northern Ireland |
| Name | Rosanna McSorley |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Income inequality and Well-being in Northern Ireland |
| Name | Lisa Wilson |
| Year of Study | Completed in 2016 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) |
| PhD Title | The local effects of new immigration on Northern Ireland: Exploring experiences of social cohesion and integration |
| Name | Arlene Robertson |
| Year of Study | Completed in 2015 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) |
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- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work