Dr Michael Thomas
Associate Dean – Equality and Diversity / Senior Lecturer in Social work
Mary Seacole 301
- Email: michael.thomas@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268563
- Social Work
- Department of Health Sciences
Summary
I am a Senior Lecturer in Social Work.
My research interests focus on sexualities, equalities and the interplay between public services and personal life. I am interested in subjective experiences of loneiness among older people and people in minority groups. I am also interested in professionalism and values in Social Work.
Qualifications
Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, University of Kent, 2016
PhD in Social Policy (ESRC-funded), Cardiff University, 2013
MSc in Social Science Research Methods, Cardiff University, 2009
MA in Social Work, Brunel University London, 2007
BA (Hons) Welsh Studies, University of Wales, 1990
Responsibility
I represent the Social Work Division on the College Research Ethics Committee and am joint co-ordinator of the Social Justice Research Group.
Newest selected publications
Nelson-Becker, H. and Thomas, M. (2020) ''. Religions, 11 (9). pp. 431 - 431.
Thomas, M. (2020) 'Striving, surviving, arriving and thriving: qualitative research on professional education', in Ward, MRM. and Delamont, S. (eds.) Handbook of Qualitative Research in Education. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 130 - 140. ISBN 10: 1788977149. ISBN 13: 9781788977142.
Sullivan, MP., Victor, CR. and Thomas, M. (2016) ''. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 17 (3). pp. 168 - 178. ISSN: 1471-7794
Sullivan, MP., Victor, C., Thomas, M. and Woodbridge, R. (2015) ''.44th Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology. Newcastle, UK. 3 - 3 July. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.. pp. 78 - 84. ISSN: 1874-3501
Victor, C., Sullivan, MP., Woodbridge, R. and Thomas, M. (2015) ''. Open Psychology Journal, 8 (1). pp. 97 - 104. ISSN: 1874-3501