Social Sciences
We welcome applications for research degrees aligned to Social Sciences in each of the areas listed below. Potential supervisors are shown with a summary of their areas of research expertise. Further details can be found on their staff profile page which also links to their publications. You are welcome to contact a potential supervisor for an informal discussion before submitting your application.
Current research student projects in this area are listed below.
Dr Maria Ansbro (social work; assessment and management of risk; multi-agency child protection work; application of attachment theory)
Dr George Clerk (mental capacity; child abuse; social care)
Prof Margaret Greenfields (marginalised communities; Gypsy/Roma/traveller health and justice; mental health in minority; migrant workers)
Dr Pat Mahon-Daly (areas of the body in Society; deviance and social control; citizenship; culture; media; social exchange mechanisms in Society)
Dr Charles Mugisha (social change; bridging the gap between social work practice and research)
Dr Carol Rogers (bereavement; Gypsy/Roma/traveller communities; early years education)
Dr Ken Smith (social class; capitalism; philosophy of the social sciences; classical sociology; criminology)
Dr Sena Agbo-Quaye (non-verbal auditory affects; sex education and relationships; academic career narratives)
Dr Anne Chappell (active ageing and resilience; social justice)
Dr Genevieve Cseh (psychology of creativity and the arts; flow; positive psychology)
Dr Keelin Howard (social media and mental health)
Dr Barbara Kingsley (aspects of cognition on student experience; teaching and learning of Research Methods in HE)
Dr Nicola Mallowan (attitudes towards illicit drugs and drug users; ethics of research into drug use; forensic psychology)
Dr Ciaran O’Keefe (paranormal psychology; restorative justice; offender reform)
Dr Cheryl Pitt (family and child psychosocial wellbeing and health; adaptation to chronic illness in childhood; lifespan and adult development; career development and lifelong learning)
Dr Julia Robertson (evolutionary psychology; faciometrics in research related to masculinity/ femininity; teaching and learning of Research Methods in HE)
Dr Ceri Sims (coaching; inclusive leadership; positive psychology; personality)
Dr Matthew Smith (positive psychology; restorative justice)
Dr Elaine Welsh (student mental health; active ageing and resilience)
Dr Piers Worth (positive psychology; restorative justice; resilience in sport)
Dr Anne Chappell (active ageing and resilience; social justice)
Dr Ciaran O’Keefe (paranormal psychology; restorative justice; offender reform)
Dr Ken Smith (social class; capitalism; philosophy of the social sciences; classical sociology; criminology)
| Project title | Supervisors |
|---|---|
Evaluation of a local authority family support service: victims of domestic violence; service users’ perspective. | Dr Maria Ansbro, Prof Susan Procter (Visiting Prof) |
Can Increased Mental Toughness Improve Job Satisfaction Amongst Child Protection Workers? | Dr Ceri Sims, Dr Maria Ansbro |
An Investigation into the Factors Affecting Suicide of Military Veterans in the United Kingdom | Prof Margaret Greenfields, Prof Gloria Moss, Dr Carol Rogers |
How do students from a ‘non-traditional’ background understand and construct the concept of ‘self’ and ‘others’? A hybrid action research model | Dr Keiran Henderson, Dr Ken Smith, Dr Pat Mahon-Daly |
Re-examining the out-of-body-experience as a transpersonal process: Seeking empirical evidence of the mind outside the body; investigating the psychological framing and impact. | Dr Ciaran O'Keefe, Dr Piers Worth, Dr Matthew Smith |
How do organisations facilitate creativity through embracing polarity; paradox and tension? | Dr Piers Worth, Dr Genevieve Cseh |
Enhancing the well-being of young autistic people using positive psychology approaches. | Dr Piers Worth, Dr Matthew Smith |
The Impact On Grit Of Year 12 Boys When Developing And Delivering Grit Interventions For Use With Year 7 Students | Dr Ceri Sims, Dr Matthew Smith |
