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Current PhD research students
| Name | Thesis topic / Research Interests | Thesis Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Andersen | The implications of Universal Credit for women’s citizenship: an investigation into the experiences and views of mothers subject to conditionality. | Dr Aniela Wenham Professor Peter Dwyer |
| Helen Baldwin | Improving outcomes in child protection cases involving parental substance misuse | Professor Nina Biehal/Charlie Lloyd |
| Anna Browning | The socio-economic relationships within government subsidised housing policy and consider the social implications of recent changes in policy direction. | |
| Siobhan Callaghan | A comparative analysis of OECD countries' drug policy typologies, welfare regimes and sociao-economic charateristics in shaping drug related outcomes. | Dr Lisa O'Malley |
| Fiorella Ciapessoni | Contributions to understanding criminal career paths and homelessness in Uruguay. | Dr Lisa O'Malley/Nicholas Pleace |
| Fei Fang | A study of the difficulties and support available for bereaved parents in China as a result of the one-child policy. | Professor Christine Skinner |
| Blaise Fofung Vudinga | Social protection in Cameroon: critical perspectives on the impact of social protection schemes, through the performance of the state and non-state social protection providers. | Dr Neil Lunt |
| Ling Ge | How to accommodate informal settments' dwellers in Beijin, China | Dr Sabrina Chai /Dr Carolyn Snell |
| Emma Geddes | A qualitative exploration of UK birth relatives’ experiences of the loss of a child to adoption. | Dr Aniela Wenham/ Professor Christine Skinner |
| Victoria Jagne | Living with long-standing mental ill health in old age: A qualitative systematic review and narrative inquiry. | Professor Martin Webber |
| Safina Khan |
Child Sexual Exploitation within the South Asian Community: Exploring the support available, implemented and required by victims from frontline services in order to help equip them with confidence to report the abuse. |
Juliet Koprowska /Jennifer Threlfall |
| Kyunghwn Kim | Why do East Asian countries diverge on immigrants’ social rights? | Professor Peter Dwyer/Professor John Hudson |
| Davis Kiima |
Ethinicity considerations and their influence in social workers' decisions when intervening with families of black and ethnic minority background. |
Mark Hardy |
| Jieun Lee | Ways to reform income security systems to mitigate poverty among Korean senior citizens: Comparing restructuring income security systems in England, Sweden and Japan. | Dr Antonios Roupmpakis/Professor John Hudson |
| Mina Lee | Work-life balance policies for working mothers in Korea. | Professor Christine Skinner |
| Eppie Leishman | Sexuality, Resilience and Wellbeing: An LGBT+ Perspective | Professor Martin Webber/Dr Aniela Wenham |
| Cangheng Liu | How can an emerging economy, such as China, best balance the needs of capital and the needs of citizens: Internationa, national and regional lessons. | Dr Kevin Farnsworth |
| Sophia Mackinder | State building and social protection: the state in post-conflict contexts | Dr Chris Holden |
| Neil Morris | Online communities for people with learning difficulties | Dr Katie Graham |
| Tuan Nguyen | Vietnam housing policy in the economy transition process: Challenges to an efficient housing market. | |
| Alice Park | Policing mental health: A realist evaluation of street triage in North Yorkshire | Professor Martin Webber |
| Maria Smith | Pay Satisfaction Amongst Higher Education Staff: An interpretive and gendered approach. | Dr Zoe Irving |
| Helen Stinson | Coping with conditionality: An exploration of the impact of welfare conditionality on vulnerable people. | Professor Peter Dwyer |
| Susan Watson | The role of social media abuse in gender-based violence: the challenge of vituperative communication in the age of new technology | Dr Rachel Morris/Professor John Hudson |
| Gregory White | Policy, protest and power: Investigating contemporary perspectives and engagements of new social movements. | Dr Kevin Farnsworth |
| Shimeng Yin | Inequality in China’s current pension system: analyzing urban-rural difference and the gender gap | Dr Antonios Roumpakis |
| Binrui Zheng |
Is China moving towards a welfare state? |
Professor Nick Ellison/Dr Sabrina Chai |
Dr Rachel Morris; Professor John Hudson