Visiting Staff
- Amanda Hall, International Illustrator, Amanda Hall Illustration
- Cyndy Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Nottingham Trent University
- Professor Arthur Hibble, Postgraduate Medical Institute, FHSCE
- Aimee Smith, BA (Hons) Criminology, MA (Criminology) Pathway Leader, Criminology, University Centre Peterborough
Visiting Professors
Name: Professor Ian Rivers
Job title: Professor of Human Development
Employer: Brunel University, London
Ian Rivers is an international authority on bullying behaviour and currently serves as Professor of Human Development at Brunel University London and as a visiting professor within the Department of Education at Anglia Ruskin University. He is the author of 'Homophobic Bullying: Research and Theoretical Perspectives' (Oxford University Press, 2011), and 'Bullying: A Handbook for Educators and Parents' (Greenwood/Praeger, 2007). He currently serves on the CDC's expert panel to develop a uniform definition of bullying for U.S. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), and has also served on expert panel to better understand the links between bullying and youth suicide in the U.S. Ian has received numerous awards for his research and advocacy. He is the recipient of the British Psychological Society's 2001 Award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity in the UK, and has been elected a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the British Psychological Society.
Job title: Professor of Human Development
Employer: Brunel University, London
Ian Rivers is an international authority on bullying behaviour and currently serves as Professor of Human Development at Brunel University London and as a visiting professor within the Department of Education at Anglia Ruskin University. He is the author of 'Homophobic Bullying: Research and Theoretical Perspectives' (Oxford University Press, 2011), and 'Bullying: A Handbook for Educators and Parents' (Greenwood/Praeger, 2007). He currently serves on the CDC's expert panel to develop a uniform definition of bullying for U.S. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), and has also served on expert panel to better understand the links between bullying and youth suicide in the U.S. Ian has received numerous awards for his research and advocacy. He is the recipient of the British Psychological Society's 2001 Award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity in the UK, and has been elected a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the British Psychological Society.
Name: Professor Stan Tucker
Job title: Professor of Education and Social Policy
Employer: Newman University College, Birmingham
Professor Tucker is a highly respected senior researcher and author in the field of participatory research and 'voice' with children and young people. He is leading an EU (Daphne) research project examining abuse, violence and human trafficking. He has also recently published a major study on why young people aren't believed when they report abuse and neglect. Professor Tucker is the Deputy Editor of Pastoral Care in Education and International Editor of Revista Sociologie and is a founder member of the Childhood Studies Network and is a member of NAPCE. In addition, he established the successful student research journal 'Critical Commentary' at Newman University College, Birmingham. Two of his most recent publications are: Tucker, S. (2010) 'Listening and Believing: An examination of young people's perceptions of why they are not believed when they report abuse and neglect' in Children and Society March 2010 and Clark, M. and Tucker, S. (2010) Early Childhoods in a Changing World, Stoke: Trentham Books.
Job title: Professor of Education and Social Policy
Employer: Newman University College, Birmingham
Professor Tucker is a highly respected senior researcher and author in the field of participatory research and 'voice' with children and young people. He is leading an EU (Daphne) research project examining abuse, violence and human trafficking. He has also recently published a major study on why young people aren't believed when they report abuse and neglect. Professor Tucker is the Deputy Editor of Pastoral Care in Education and International Editor of Revista Sociologie and is a founder member of the Childhood Studies Network and is a member of NAPCE. In addition, he established the successful student research journal 'Critical Commentary' at Newman University College, Birmingham. Two of his most recent publications are: Tucker, S. (2010) 'Listening and Believing: An examination of young people's perceptions of why they are not believed when they report abuse and neglect' in Children and Society March 2010 and Clark, M. and Tucker, S. (2010) Early Childhoods in a Changing World, Stoke: Trentham Books.
Name: Professor Jack Zipes
Job title: Retired Professor of German at the University of Minnesota
Professor Zipes, who is arguably the world's leading authority on fairy tales and storytelling, is well-known to academics, teachers, storytellers and others for his many studies of children's literature, fairytales and practical storytelling techniques such as Sticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children's Literature from "Slovenly Peter" to "Harry Potter", Fairy Tales and The Art of Subversion, Creative Storytelling: Building Communities/Changing Lives and The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy Tale Films.
Professor Zipes will also contribute to colloquia on topics of particular interest to researchers, students and school teachers, which will include: Theorising Children's Literature, which will also be the launching event for the new critical journal on children's literature journal; the fairy tale film; and teachers and pupils as storytellers.
Professor Zipes has conducted a great deal of empirical research with children, which aligns strongly with the objectives of the Childhood and Youth Research Institute, and Professor Zipes has specifically asked for a series of of practical storytelling workshops in schools to be included in his programme in order to promote the value and practice of storytelling, and to help empower children as active, creative tellers of their own stories, and not simply as consumers of ready made tales.
Job title: Retired Professor of German at the University of Minnesota
Professor Zipes, who is arguably the world's leading authority on fairy tales and storytelling, is well-known to academics, teachers, storytellers and others for his many studies of children's literature, fairytales and practical storytelling techniques such as Sticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children's Literature from "Slovenly Peter" to "Harry Potter", Fairy Tales and The Art of Subversion, Creative Storytelling: Building Communities/Changing Lives and The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy Tale Films.
Professor Zipes will also contribute to colloquia on topics of particular interest to researchers, students and school teachers, which will include: Theorising Children's Literature, which will also be the launching event for the new critical journal on children's literature journal; the fairy tale film; and teachers and pupils as storytellers.
Professor Zipes has conducted a great deal of empirical research with children, which aligns strongly with the objectives of the Childhood and Youth Research Institute, and Professor Zipes has specifically asked for a series of of practical storytelling workshops in schools to be included in his programme in order to promote the value and practice of storytelling, and to help empower children as active, creative tellers of their own stories, and not simply as consumers of ready made tales.
Name: Professor Maritta Törrönen
Job title: Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Research
Employer: Helsinki University
Prof. Maritta Törrönen, finished her Master's degree in Political Science in 1989 and Licentiate degree in Political Science in 1993, and gained her Doctoral degree at the University of Helsinki in 1999. The topic of her doctoral dissertation was "The Everyday Life of Children in Institutional Care - The Lived Space at a Children's Home and the Hospital". In 1990-1991, she undertook post-graduate studies under the guidance of Professor Noel Timms at the University of Leicester, UK, and in 1994, she was appointed as Adjunct Professor in Social Politics, specializing in childhood research. Marita Törrönen was appointed Professor of Social Work on 1 April, 2011.
Previously, Prof. Törrönen worked as a fixed-term Social Work Professor at the University of Helsinki (2001-2010). Between 1991 and 2001, she was teaching and working as a as fixed-term assistant and researcher, apart from short periods of full-time research. She was the Scientific Manager in a Russo- Finnish project entitled Empathos in 2006-2007. She has been an active member of the Nordic Association of Schools of Social Work (NSHK, 2006-2010) and the Finnish National University Network for Social Work (SOSNET, Chair since 2011). She is currently working as the Scientific Advisor for the Empowerment of Families with Children Project (2011-2013, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia, and Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education, Kotka, Finland) and for an international foster care research project (Peer Research, 2010-2012, SOS Children's Villages International).
Prof. Törrönen's main research interests concern everyday life and well-being, which have points of reference with childhood, child protection, family, and immigrant research. Her recent research is linked to international social work, proactive social work, everyday life and experienced well-being. Her Doctoral dissertation was an ethnographic and ethnomethodological research in the area of children's institutional care, with a focus on the everyday life of children with long term illnesses and children in foster care. Prof. Törrönen is interested in the ways people cope in their everyday life, gender and age related questions, well-being and societal relations, as well as how well the social and health care system meets the needs of their clients.
Prof. Torronen is the author of the book "Happiness is every day" describing families with small children and their well-being, and is currently cordinating the project "Reciprocal Relationships and Construction of Well-Being during Critical Periods of Everyday Life" (REPRO). The project consists of a co-operative international network and four subprojects focused on Leaving Care, Care of the Elderly, Immigration, and Leaving Home.
Job title: Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Research
Employer: Helsinki University
Prof. Maritta Törrönen, finished her Master's degree in Political Science in 1989 and Licentiate degree in Political Science in 1993, and gained her Doctoral degree at the University of Helsinki in 1999. The topic of her doctoral dissertation was "The Everyday Life of Children in Institutional Care - The Lived Space at a Children's Home and the Hospital". In 1990-1991, she undertook post-graduate studies under the guidance of Professor Noel Timms at the University of Leicester, UK, and in 1994, she was appointed as Adjunct Professor in Social Politics, specializing in childhood research. Marita Törrönen was appointed Professor of Social Work on 1 April, 2011.
Previously, Prof. Törrönen worked as a fixed-term Social Work Professor at the University of Helsinki (2001-2010). Between 1991 and 2001, she was teaching and working as a as fixed-term assistant and researcher, apart from short periods of full-time research. She was the Scientific Manager in a Russo- Finnish project entitled Empathos in 2006-2007. She has been an active member of the Nordic Association of Schools of Social Work (NSHK, 2006-2010) and the Finnish National University Network for Social Work (SOSNET, Chair since 2011). She is currently working as the Scientific Advisor for the Empowerment of Families with Children Project (2011-2013, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia, and Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education, Kotka, Finland) and for an international foster care research project (Peer Research, 2010-2012, SOS Children's Villages International).
Prof. Törrönen's main research interests concern everyday life and well-being, which have points of reference with childhood, child protection, family, and immigrant research. Her recent research is linked to international social work, proactive social work, everyday life and experienced well-being. Her Doctoral dissertation was an ethnographic and ethnomethodological research in the area of children's institutional care, with a focus on the everyday life of children with long term illnesses and children in foster care. Prof. Törrönen is interested in the ways people cope in their everyday life, gender and age related questions, well-being and societal relations, as well as how well the social and health care system meets the needs of their clients.
Prof. Torronen is the author of the book "Happiness is every day" describing families with small children and their well-being, and is currently cordinating the project "Reciprocal Relationships and Construction of Well-Being during Critical Periods of Everyday Life" (REPRO). The project consists of a co-operative international network and four subprojects focused on Leaving Care, Care of the Elderly, Immigration, and Leaving Home.
Visiting Research Associate
Name: Elissa Harwood
Job title: Research Support Officer
Employer: Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Ms Elissa Harwood is based at Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, and is employed as a Research Support Officer where she helps to link study teams with community services. Elissa has eight years experience in drug and alcohol research, working for five years at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC, UNSW) in Sydney, where she completed her Masters thesis on underage drinking in a rural community. She has four years experience volunteering with youth charities in Australia including the 'save-a-mate' youth programme (www.saveamate.org.au) and a peer-education programme (Keep-It-Simple) for Manly Drug Education and Counselling Centre (www.mdecc.org.au).
Since moving to the UK in 2008, Elissa has worked more specifically in alcohol, looking at commissioned programmes for Alcohol Concern (the HubCAPP project - www.alcohollearningcentre.org.uk/localinitiatives) and developing and implementing a web-based alcohol service for drinkers (www.dyd.kingston.nhs.uk) with colleagues at UCL. She recently worked on on a project focusing on an integrated care service for adults with diabetes in East Cambridgeshire. However, Elissa maintains an interest in youth and drug/alcohol issues. Elissa possesses both research knowledge and experience in research design, but is also highly skilled with involving disadvantaged children, young people and vulnerable adults in community research projects. This proposal is timed to maximise the opportunities presented by the recent development of the CYRI Young Person's Advisory Group. Elissa will be a critical friend to the group and support young advisory members as a semi-independent member of the group on research strategy, undertaking research projects and supporting collaborative publications.
Research Assistant
Name: Cathy Brunton-SpallJob title: Research Assistant
Study: Pilot study exploring service families' decisions about Early Childhood Care and Education
Cathy is a masters student at Anglia Ruskin University, currently studying for her Msc Children and Young People. She completed her undergraduate BA (Hons) Child and Youth studies at Lincoln University, graduating in 2005 with first class honours. Her interests include Early Years and Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Cathy is also a qualified Nursery Nurse and has over 10 years' experience working with children in a variety of roles including work as a nanny, a nursery nurse in a day nursery, crèche work for Sure Start, NHS nursery nurse and a schools worker visiting primary schools.
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