National Centre for Research Methods

Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Professor Dianna Smith

Professor

Research interests

  • Small-area estimation for policy analysis

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Donna Arrondelle

Research Fellow (DIGNIFIE Study)

Research interests

  • Her current research interests focus on contemporary imprisonment, working at the intersections of incarceration, dynamics of intimacy, and health justice.  
  • Research group memberships
  • Institute of Criminal Justice Research (ICJR) Members | Institute of Criminal Justice Research | University of Southampton 

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Gabriele Durrant PhD

Prof of Social Stats & Survey Method

Research interests

  • survey data collection
  • survey methodology
  • statistical modelling

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr James Hall CPsychol, AFBPsS, FHEA, FRSA

Associate Prof. Psychology of Education

Research interests

  • Early Childhood Education and Care
  • Developmental Psychopathology
  • Educational Effectiveness

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Melanie Nind BEd(Hons), PhD. FAcSS

Professor in Education

Research interests

  • inclusive research
  • learning disability
  • research methods education
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Professor Rosalind Edwards

Professor of Sociology

Research interests

  • Families and parenting
  • Qualitative and mixed research methods
  • Qualitative and longitudinal data analysis

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Rose Lindsey

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Longitudinal mixed-methods research
  • Voluntary action and the voluntary sector
  • Using Mass Observation writing in research

Accepting applications from PhD students

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