The Communities, Young People and Family Lives Research Unit is led by Professor Rebecca O’Connell. It is a multi-disciplinary team of researchers with research interests broadly addressing aspects of family lives, health and well-being across the life-course.
Social, cultural and economic determinants of food and eating
Food and drink practices among secondary school aged children and their families
Food security and malnutrition in later life
Food poverty and foodbanks
Atypical feeding and eating behaviours in infants and children with genetic and neurological conditions
The contribution of meals on wheels to older people's food security and public health
Maternal, child and family healthcare
Perinatal women in prison
Women involved in criminal justice settings
Mothers in prison compulsorily separated from their babies
Pregnancy After Stillbirth
Young fathers in prison
Co-production with lived experience teams
Health, care and experience of underserved populations
Mental health in ethnically diverse communities and Neurodivergent populations
Preventing internet addiction in young to improve mental health and well-being (EU Horizon European study)
Exploring the value of mental health service users in mental health research: a participatory research approach
BIMA study- Bowel cancer screening intervention in the Muslim community
Engaging South Asian women in breast cancer care
COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy in young people and their parents in Black African & Caribbean community
COVID-19 vaccine uptake in children and young people: a systematic review
Relational approaches for intimate partner violence: narrative review, Norwegian Financial Mechanism/ Polish Institute of Justice
Research on equality and diversity in the work of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales
Enhancing research capacity in adult social care and social work in the East of England: testing the feasibility of Research in Practice Teams (The SCRiPT study)
Social work in war torn contexts, including older people and disabled people.
Shared decision making in mental health and intellectual disability
Domestic violence – victims’ perspective and media representation
Caregivers’ experience of looking after relatives with physical and mental ill health
