Dr Shirley Lewis

BA (Hons), PhD

Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

Research Associate

S.J.Lewis@sheffield.ac.uk
Barber House Annexe

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Dr Shirley Lewis
Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Barber House Annexe
3 Clarkehouse Road
Sheffield
S10 2HQ
Profile

I joined the University in 2024 as a Research Associate. Prior to that, I worked as a researcher at the University of Huddersfield and the University of Oxford.

My research interests include research with children and adults who have been affected by involvement with Children’s Social Care.

I am currently working on the research project ‘Everyday Parenting with Care Experience’ with Dr Katie Ellis (Principal Investigator).

Research interests

My research interests include children and adults affected by involvement with children’s social care. My PhD explored the experiences of birth parents who have had a child adopted from care, including their understanding of consent within adoption.

Between 2019 and 2021, I worked at the University of Oxford on research related to the well-being of children in care and adoption. I then moved to the University of Huddersfield to work on the Stepping Stones Study, an NIHR-funded study which evaluated the different care models and pathways for pregnant women who use drugs, from early pregnancy to one year after the birth of their baby.

I am a registered social worker and worked in children and family social work before undertaking my PhD.

Publications

Journal articles