We have a large, vibrant PhD/Professional Doctorate community within CASCADE. Our PhD students are studying a wide range of diverse topics across children’s social care, adult social care, exploitation and issues relating to criminal justice. The students and their topics are listed below.
Current Doctoral/PhD Students
Abigail Palmer
‘Exploring the variation and equality of access for at-risk adults in receipt of care and support in Wales’
Aimee Cummings
‘To what extent are the mental health needs of children and young people (aged 11-18) in care being supported?’
Anne-Marie Newbury
‘Strengthening family responses for criminally exploited children’
Bridget Handley
‘Falling between gaps? A case study analysis of partnership working to support the mental health of children in care.‘
Charlotte Waits
‘What is good leadership in child protection services?‘
David Walker
‘Trauma-informed training for foster carers‘
Dawn Hutchinson
‘The role of the ‘Fostering Self’ model in supporting foster placement stability for Looked After children: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of foster carers’ experiences.’
Elaine Speyer
‘Welsh Basic Income for Care Leavers Pilot: What are the needs, experiences, and outcomes for minoritised groups?’
Ella Watson
‘Long-term health and criminal justice outcomes for high-risk young people.’
Kate Philips
‘Sibling Stories‘
Katy Fox
‘Are the professional values of youth justice social workers in England and Wales being affected by the actualities of their role in front line practice?‘
Laura Mayhew Manistre
‘What works to support the mental health of young people leaving public care in Wales?‘
Leona Thorpe
‘How can we best support children and young people with SEND to prepare for adulthood in Cornwall.’
Lilly Marie Estebanes-Evans
‘Parental Advocacy in England and Wales: Considering the perceived impact of parental advocacy on child protection practice.‘
Louisa Roberts
‘Making the move: Understanding the transition of young people with social care needs from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to adult services’
Maddison Wright
‘Understanding experiences and consequences of menstrual stigma for young people‘
Rebecca Messenger
‘What works to prevent children going into care?’
Richeldis Yhap
‘Negotiating Recovery: practitioner and service user experiences of mental health care trajectories in Wales‘
Rohen Renold
‘Inter-agency collaboration to support children with mental health needs’
Sylvia Hoyland
‘Supporting women at risk of repeat pregnancy and recurrent care proceedings: A mixed methods study of Reflect services in Wales‘
Samantha Fitz-Symonds
‘Towards Agency of Opportunity for Young People Leaving Care: A comparison of Welsh, English and Scandinavian Models of Practice. (co-supervised with Julie Doughty, LAWPOL)’
Tracey McCarney
‘What are teachers, special guardians and young people’s experiences of support in education in Wales?‘