The University of Sheffield
Department of Sociological Studies

Current research students and their topics

Name Scope of research Primary supervisor
Sarah Alden Applying an implementation perspective to assess delivery of statutory housing advice services to older people at threat of homelessness Professor Alan Walker
Jessica Baily The experiences and practices of mixed-gender feminist activist groups Dr Victoria Robinson
Catherine Bannister An exploration of society's definition of 'the good child' through analysis of ritual and tradition Professor Richard Jenkins
Armend Bekaj Professor Paul Knepper
Julie Bevan Attitudes to Impairment and Disability: Who or What Makes a Difference Dr Kathy Boxall
Hyacinth Blake Family Care for Frail Older Persons in Trinidad: Implications for Social Policy Dr Lorna Warren
Katie Bulpin Becoming a scientist: developing a disciplinary identity Dr Susan Molyneux-Hodgson
Trevor Calafato Understanding the evolution and the influences of international terror networks on the security provisions in the mediterranean region Professor Paul Knepper
Veronica Cano Acculturation: A risk or protective factor for delinquency among adolescent Latinas Professor Paul Knepper
Franklen Choi Learning for life: retraining programmes in Hong Kong Professor Alan Walker
Steven Corbett Democratic participation, empowerment and social quality Professor Alan Walker
Sarah Coward The meaning of 'home' for people with experience of homelessness Professor Richard Jenkins
Catherine Daycock The amateur tobacco trade Professor Clive Norris
Katie Ellis Exploration of girls’ experiences of the care/criminal justice system Dr Paul Knepper
Rosemary Furey An exploration of the emotional and ethical context of decision making for staff in front line child protection work. Professor Jan Horwath
Aline Gaus Lest We Forget: memorialising sacrifice, marking community and marching to a different drum - an ethnographic study of the repatriation ceremonies in Wootton Bassett. Professor Richard Jenkins
Matthew Hanchard New media maps and spatial practice Dr Bridgette Wessels
Mark Hawker What makes an assistive technology in the home invaluable or alternatively abandoned? Dr Bridgette Wessels
Mary Igenoza Beauty as portrayed in western society Dr Kate Reed
Aishath Ikram Population consolidation, decentralised governance and poverty prevention Dr Majella Kilkey
Natalija Jarosenko Social quality in Lithuania: the impact of global, regional and national actors on social progress Professor Bob Deacon
Claire Jenkins Transitions: to critically consider the social contest within which it is possible for a transsexual woman to transition Dr Victoria Robinson
Rhiannon Jones Sexuality and self in old age Dr Lorna Warren
Sally Jones Children, bilingualism and literacy in Singapore Professor Allison James
Pinar Kaygan Gendering of industrial design profession Dr Susan Molyneux-Hodgson
Jennifer Kettle Women's perceptions of the division of housework within their intimate relationships and the factors that influence these perceptions, particularly focusing on the influence of mothers and how ideas are transmitted Dr Victoria Robinson
Nawaz Khan British Muslim identity: a study of second and third generation British Pakistani Muslims Dr Jo Britton
Kyung-Hun Kim Employment policy and working poor Professor Alan Walker
Darja Koturovic Drug trafikking in Serbia Dr Paul Knepper
Byeong Hee Kwon Comparative analysis of active ageing policies between Europe and East Asia. Professor Alan Walker
Paraskevoula Kyprianou Gender and conflict issues in Western media. How conflict-affected women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Sierra Leone were presented in British media Professor Paul Knepper
Joanne Leach From ethos to experience: embedding cultural values in Danish collaborative housing Professor Richard Jenkins
Jie Lei Gender differences in welfare support for families in poverty in China Professor Alan Walker
Ming Fung Leung Activation Programmes as Social Policy in Hong Kong Dr Kevin Farnworth
Yueh-Chun Lin Social support needs of women with lymphoedema after breast cancer treatment in Taiwan Mr David Phillips
Melanie Lovatt The objects older people choose to take with them on moving from their own homes into residential accommodation Dr Lorna Warren
Rebecca Marples Children’s voices in mediation Professor Jan Horwath
William Mason Interaction, identification and influence: exploring the lived experience of youth workers and young people in Maple and Meadow Dr Kate Reed
Nora McClelland An at risk family? Motherhood and mental ill health: the impact on identity and attachment Dr Kathy Boxall
Paula McCloskey Motherhood and contemporary art Professor Jenny Hockey
Hanan Mesbah Massud Child abuse in Libya Professor Jan Horwath
Katherine Monaghan The Cultural Politics of Babyhood Professor Allison James
Mary Muscat British Empire and the administration of police in Malta Dr Paul Knepper
Victoria Newton The folklore of menstruation Professor Richard Jenkins
Maryam Mortazavi Nooghi The role of the family as a social support with respect to the health status of older people in Tehran, Iran Professor Alan Walker
Christopher Pashley The changing face of crime control: police perspectives on CCTV and surveillance Professor Clive Norris
Catherine Phillips Mad, bad, sad or fad - the labelling of vulnerable young people Professor Jan Horwath
Barry Raynes Child protection communication Professor Jan Horwath
Therese Richardson Older people's experiences of planning for and dealing with death: A study comparing two different ethnic groups of older people living in Britain Professor Jenny Hockey
Helen Richardson Foster Making sense of the child's lived experience in cases of neglect Professor Jan Horwath
Michaela Rogers Trans women and domestic abuse
Katherine Running Foreign direct investment: the relative costs and benefits brought by transnational corporations within different business sectors in communities in India Dr Kevin Farnsworth
Adam Sales Learning class: the social reproduction of working class ways of life Professor Clive Norris
Nicki Schiessel Socioecological valuation of the Don Dr Susan Molyneux-Hodgson
Wouter Servaas Rural childhood in the Netherlands Professor Allison James
Muazu Shehu Religion and land degradation in north-east Nigeria Dr Susan Molyneux-Hodgson
Alexandra Sherlock If the shoe fits: footwear, identity and transition Professor Jenny Hockey
Maria Smith Gender and pay satisfaction amongst staff working in UK Higher Education Dr Zoe Irving
Fariha Tajammal Impact of gender responsive budgeting on gender inequality: a case study of education sector of Pakistan Dr Majella Kilkey
Sukey Tarr Cultures of fostering - what leads a foster carer to become a foster carer. An exploration of factors/ingredients that 'make' a foster carer. Professor Jan Horwath
Neus Torres-Tubau The social construction of the image of older people in Spain Professor Alan Walker
Albert Varela Montane Understanding social exclusion: a welfare regime approach to explaining homelessness Professor Alan Walker
Gregory White Responsibility and justice: investigating ethical approaches in global social policy Dr Kevin Farnsworth
Wing Wu Disable people's view on participation in social services planning in Hong Kong Professor Alan Walker
Samantha Young Public participation within primary care Dr Lorna Warren
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