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The Directory lists academic researchers who are part of the Scottish Gender–Based Violence Research Network which links researchers working on gender-based violence research and connects them to practitioners through the VAW Prevention Network.

It offers opportunities to collaborate, prevent duplication of efforts and share good practice on the methodological issues in GBV research. The network is co-ordinated by Zero Tolerance Charitable Trust, the National Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Programme at the Health Directorate and the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships at the University of Edinburgh.

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Yvonne Beresford

Trained as a nursery nurse and specialised in children with special needs. Joined Lothian and Borders Police and worked in varied posts over 14yrs, including a community safety officer and architectural liaison officer. I retired and joined the voluntary sector as a senior childcare manager before becoming depute chief executive. Obtained a diploma in management during this time. Since then, I came to my current post as community safety development officer for WLC.

Institution:
West Lothian Council
Position:
Community Safety Development Officer
Email:
Yvonne.beresford@westlothian.gov.uk
 

Dr. Zoë Brigley Thompson

I am interested in two main strands of research: detailed analysis of women's writing (especially contemporary poetry), and a commitment to furthering transnational feminist research (particularly issues surrounding violence, sexual violence and human rights). My most recent project has been editing and writing a chapter for Feminism Literature and Rape Narratives: Violence and Violation (co-edited with Sorcha Gunne). For more details see: http://www.routledge.com/books/Feminism-Literature-and-Rape-Narratives-isbn9780415806084

Institution:
University of Northampton
Position:
Lecturer in English and Creative Writing
Email:
Zoe.brigley@gmail.com
 

Dr. Oona Brooks

Oona has a long-standing interest in violence against women and has worked as a researcher and a practitioner in this area for over ten years. Her research interests include rape and sexual assault, domestic abuse, the commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls, and legal responses to sexual offences. In 2009 Oona completed her PhD study, Negotiating Power, Resistance and Control: Young Women's Safety in Bars Pubs and Clubs at the University of Stirling. Prior to her PhD she completed … more

Institution:
University of Abertay, Dundee
Position:
Lecturer in Sociology/Criminology
Email:
o.brooks@abertay.ac.uk
 

Dr. Michele Burman

Michele is Professor of Criminology and Co-Director of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) and Co-Convenor of the International Centre for Gender and Women's Studies (ICGWS), at the University of Glasgow. She has long-standing research interests in gender, crime and justice, in particular the criminal justice response to rape, sexual assault and domestic violence and young women's experience and use of violence.

Institution:
SCCJR/ University of Glasgow
Position:
Professor of Criminology
Email:
m.burman@lbss.gla.ac.uk
 

Ellie Conway

I returned to University as a mature student and completed a degree in Public Policy in 2008. My undergraduate dissertation examined asylum seeking women's barriers to accessing domestic abuse services, from a srevice provider's perspective. I was then awarded a scholarship for postgraduate study and after completing an MRes in Public Policy Research, am now working towards a PhD. My key research interest focuses on domestic violence. My broader research interest are poverty, exclusion and stigma, particularly in relation to … more

Institution:
University of Glasgow
Position:
Doctoral Researcher
Email:
e.conway.1@research.gla.ac.uk
 

Ann Donaldson

My early career was as an HE lecturer and researcher Scottish and women’s history, organisational development and adult and continuing education. Since 2000 I have been working in the field of domestic abuse and violence against women as a Partnership development worker, VAW training, researcher, consultant and lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University, University of West of Scotland and Glasgow School of Social Work at University of Strathclyde. I have undertaken a number of research projects including domestic abuse prevalence, children’s … more

Institution:
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow School of Social Work
Position:
Visiting Academic
Email:
Ann.donaldson@strath.ac.uk
 

Dr. Máiréad Dunne

Máiréad Dunne is a sociologist of education with a recent focus on gender and sexuality in education in Sub-Saharan Africa. This includes explorations of the everyday life in educational institutions (teacher/student relationships; curriculum content and delivery; pedagogy and learning) and the connection to wider social contexts of HIV/AIDS and conflict. She has extensive experience working and researching in a number of countries worldwide including several developing countries. These include Kenya, Botswana, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria, Guyana, Fiji, W. Samoa, … more

Institution:
University of Sussex
Position:
Senior Lecturer in Education
Email:
Mairead.dunne@sussex.ac.uk
 

Rebecca Horn

My background and training was originally in forensic psychology.  My PhD research focused on the relationship between the police and women offenders, and for a number of years after that I conducted research in the area of gender and the criminal justice system.  This included a study of Merseyside Police’s response to domestic violence, and the development of training materials for Merseyside Police on the subject of domestic violence. Since 2003 I have been working in a more international context, … more

Institution:
Queen Margaret University
Position:
Research Fellow
Email:
rhorn@qmu.ac.uk
 

Katherine Hudson

In my current role I co-ordinate analytical work to support the Scottish Government’s National Domestic Abuse Delivery Plan for Children and Young People. I have worked as a researcher at the Scottish Government for 8 years with my previous posts focusing on Housing and Equalities. I also managed the Scottish Household Survey. Prior to joining the Scottish Government I worked as a housing researcher for a local authority. My research interests are particularly focused on the impact of domestic abuse … more

Institution:
Scottish Government
Position:
Senior Research Officer
 

Ruth Jones

A1 Assessor Award, 2010, Worcester Management Centre Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods, 2008, University of Worcester Training Parent Educators Level III, 2008, Open College Network MA Contemporary Studies: Sociology, 2004, University College Worcester Thesis: Home Education as Social Exclusion: An Analysis of Policy and Provision in Worcestershire

Institution:
University of Worcester
Position:
Senior Lecturer, Researcher and Consultant
Email:
ruth.jones@zen.co.uk
 
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