Dr. Sarah Lonbay (University of Sunderland) and Dr. John Cavener (Northumbria University) have just published a new study which explored how to teach difficult ‘trauma material’ in the classroom. The study explored social work educators’ and students’ experiences and found that trauma informed principles are implicitly applied within educational activity. Sarah and John suggest a… Continue reading New research published on Enhancing ‘best practice’ in trauma-informed social work education
Author: Sarah Lonbay
Transitioning to Higher Education
By Dr. Helen Williams and Dr. Nicola Roberts Dr Helen Williams and Dr Nicola Roberts have published an article based on research into how Criminology students transition to higher education – ‘I just think it’s really awkward’ : transitioning to higher education and the implications for student retention, published with @SpringerNature in the international journal, Higher Education: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00881-1.… Continue reading Transitioning to Higher Education
Student Safety and Campus Security
By Dr. Nicola Roberts The second article from the ‘student safety and campus security’ research has been published by Dr Nicola Roberts on ‘the dark and desolate campus: what can be done to enhance students’ perceptions of safety on-campus’? With Emerald Publishing in the Safer Communities journal: DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/SC-01-2022-0006. The implications of the findings point… Continue reading Student Safety and Campus Security
Launch of the Portal Podcast
The Portal Podcast: Bringing Academia to Social Work Practice Dr. Sarah Lonbay and Dr. Lesley Deacon We are delighted to announce that the very episode of ‘The Portal Podcast: Bringing Academia to Social Work Practice’ is now available. When working in frontline practice having the time for, and access to, current research can be difficult.… Continue reading Launch of the Portal Podcast
The makings of an exclusive community: Students’ perceptions of dangerous others
Dr. Nicola Roberts Further to the blog posted on 1 October 2020, the first article from the ‘student safety and campus security’ research has been published on ‘the makings of an exclusive community: students’ perceptions of dangerous others’, published with @SpringerNature in Higher Education international journal. The implications for HEIs are important! The paper argues… Continue reading The makings of an exclusive community: Students’ perceptions of dangerous others
“The Existential Crunch that is Middle Age”
Exploring the experiential impact of life course events on the psychosocial wellbeing of women at midlife in the UK Jacqui Merchant, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy Jacqui is a senior lecturer in Social Policy in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Sunderland. Jacqui has worked at the university for over 25 years,… Continue reading “The Existential Crunch that is Middle Age”
M/otherhood: Choices, Representations, Experiences and Emotions
Dr. Sheila Quaid and Lauren Doyle My current research explores diversity and commonalities in lives of ‘child free’ women or just sometimes it’s more appropriate to say – who do not have children. The pilot stage is complete, and we are in the process of analysis right now. As PI on this project, I have… Continue reading M/otherhood: Choices, Representations, Experiences and Emotions
CASS WORKING PAPERS RELAUNCH
The aim of the CASS Working Papers is to advance knowledge and bring about debate in Social Science research and practice. Editor: Dr. Lesley Deacon (Lesley.Deacon@sunderland.ac.uk) Editorial board: Dr Athanasia Chatzifotiou, Dr Matt Durey, Dr Sarah Lonbay, Dr Donna Peacock, Dr Sheila Quaid, Dr Nicola Roberts, Dr Diane Simpson To celebrate five years of the… Continue reading CASS WORKING PAPERS RELAUNCH