Research and training
Research
Funded research in the Centre naturally fuels the training activity and provides a platform for wider debate in the social research community.
Current methodological interests include:
- studies of the life course
- ways of combining qualitative and quantitative data
- pathways into adulthood and early old age
- evaluation research and systematic review
- comparative research
- attitude measurement
- the operationalisation of health and well-being
- quality of life
- self-reports of health in official statistics
- modelling endogeneity in longitudinal research
- ways of handling missing data in complex surveys
- graphical models
- sequence analysis
- multilevel modeling and spatial analysis.
Recent research
'HIV/AIDS and the well-being of children in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross national comparative analysis' (January 2007-December 2010). This was a secondary analysis project based on the international Demographic and Health Surveys data from 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The analysis focuses on cross-national variations and features multilevel modeling and spatial analysis.
Research team
Monica Magadi - Principal Investigator
Muluye Desta - Research Associate
Training
Training in both quantitative and qualitative research methods is provided through the Graduate Programme in Social Research Methods.
This training fits the ESRC's 1+3 funding for research studentships. The Sociology Department has recognition for the receipt of one quota research studentship.
PhD students
The Centre recently supported the following PhD students:
Alison Evans (2003-2006) "Use of the Internet as a data collection tool: a methodological investigation of sampling and mode effect", supervised by Dick Wiggins (Dept of Sociology) and Jonathan Elford (Inst of Health Sciences), funded by the ESRC
Steven Hope (2003-2007) "Subjective health perceptions: Insights from psychological theory and social research", supervised by Ingird Schoon (Dept of Psychology) and Dick Wiggins (Dept of Sociology), funded by the ESRC
Selena Dias (2003-2008) "The role of gender, ethnicity and spirituality in shaping the quality of life of an ageing population", supervised by Dick Wiggins (Dept of Sociology) and John Solomos (Dept of Sociology), funded by the ESRC
Polina Obolenskaya (2005-2011) "Family values in time and context", supervised by Ingrid Schoon (Dept of Psychology), Dick Wiggins (Dept of Sociology) and Monica Magadi
Nongluck Pussayapibul (2003-2011) "Evaluation of LB Camden's community strategy to enhance older citizens quality of life", supervised by Dick Wiggins (Dept of Sociology), funded by London Borough of Camden and Camden Primary Care Trust
Behrooz Tavakoly (2004-2008) "Promoting health and preventing ill-health for Camden's older citizens: A systematic mapping of health and social risks at a local level", supervised by Dick Wiggins (Dept of Sociology), Les Mayhew (CASS Business School) and Natasha Roberts (Camden Primary Care Trust), CASE studentship funded by the ESRC in collaboration with Camden Primary Care Trust