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Personal profile
Research Statement
My research interests are in the fields of youth, social justice and criminal justice. I have a particular interest in in-depth qualitative research with marginalised groups, including those who have experience of care and/ or justice systems. My recent current research projects include:
- Participation for Protection (Dec 2017-Nov 2019) - I am Principal Investigator on this international project funded by the European Commission. Parners includes academic and research institutions and NGOs in: Austria (Ludwig Boltzmann Institut Fur Menschenrechte Forschungsverein), Belgium (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Kenniscentrum Kinderrechten), Germany (Hochschule Rheinmain), the Republic of Ireland (NUI Galway), Romania (Universitatea Babes Bolyai) and the UK (QUB, Include Youth, University of Nottingham). The project adopts a child-rights based approach to developing training and resources for child victims of violence. Two children and young people's advisory groups work alongside the QUB team in desiging the research, making sense of findings and informing training resources.
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Transgenerational Legacy and Young People (July 2018-Dec 2020) - I am a Co-Investigator on this project funded by the Commission for Victims and Survivors. Adopting a child-rights based approach it examines the impacts of conflict legacy on children and young people in Northern Ireland and the border regions of Ireland. The research engages with children and young people, parents, youth and community workers, departmental representatives and regional and statutory bodies. Two young people's advisory groups work alongside the QUB team on research design, analysis and dissemination.
Teaching
I am Programme Director for the BA in Criminology and the MSc in Youth Justice. I convene a number of undegraduate and postgraduate modules, including:
- Youth and Social Justice
- Qualitative Research in Childhood and Youth
- Childhood and Youth Research in Practice
- Perspectives in Childhood and Youth
- Youth Justice Dissertation
- Crime and the Media
I also contribute lectures to a range of modules including:
- Themes and Issues in Social Policy
- Introducing Criminology
- Exploring Criminology
- Criminlogical Theory
- Criminology/Sociology Dissertation Module
Other
Adminstrative Duties and Membership
Programme Director BA Criminology (2014-present)
Programme Director PG Dip/MSc in Youth Justice (2017-present)
Member of the Centre for Children's Rights
Member of the Digital Literacies Faculty Working Group
Member of the Partnership Steering Group for the Peace IV funded Strive Programme
Particulars
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Projects
R3047LAW: Transgenerational Legacy and Young People Research Project
Dwyer, C., Corr, M. & McAlister, S.
14/08/2018 → …
Project: Research
R6580SES: Participation for protection
McAlister, S., Lloyd, K., Lundy, L. & Winter, K.
12/02/2018 → …
Project: Research
R2371SES: UNICEF Child Rights Partners
Byrne, B., Lloyd, K. & McAlister, S.
02/03/2017 → …
Project: Research
R7424SWK: 'Out on the Inside' - The Rights, Experiences and Needs of LGBT Prisoners in Ireland
Carr, N., McAlister, S. & Serisier, T.
03/08/2015 → 30/11/2015
Project: Research
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Research Output
Northern Ireland: how some of the 'agreement generation' are drawn into paramilitary group
McAlister, S., 26 Apr 2019, The Conversation.Research output: Other contribution
Open Access
The Missing T: Baselining Attitudes Towards Transgender People in Northern Ireland
Neill, G. & McAlister, S., Jun 2019, ARK. 4 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
File
Experiencing Paramilitarism: Understanding the Impact of Paramilitaries on Young People in Northern Ireland
McAlister, S., Dwyer, C. & Carr, N., 24 Oct 2018, 8 p. (Centre for Children’s Rights Research Findings)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open Access
File
Paramilitaries still cast shadows over lives of young people in Northern Ireland
McAlister, S., Dwyer, C. & Carr, N., 09 Nov 2018, The Conversation.Research output: Other contribution
Reviewing the Review: Barriers to implementing the Northern Ireland Youth Justice Review
Dwyer, C. & McAlister, S., 07 Sep 2018, 3 p.Research output: Other contribution
Open Access
Prizes
Activities
The Missing T: Baselining Attitudes Towards Transgender People in Northern Ireland
Paula Devine (Organiser), Siobhan McAlister (Speaker), Gail Neill (Speaker)14 Jun 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Stop Attacks Seminar
Siobhan McAlister (Invited speaker)08 Apr 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Launch event for EU Project Participation for Protection
Karen Winter (Speaker), Michelle Templeton (Speaker), Siobhan McAlister (Speaker), Laura Lundy (Speaker), Kate Moffett (Speaker), Paula Rodgers (Speaker), Koula Yiasouma (Speaker)11 Nov 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
The State of Youth: Inequality, Insecurity and Transitions to Adulthood in the UK
Siobhan McAlister (Invited speaker)09 Apr 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Reel Life Data Project Group (External organisation)
Siobhan McAlister (Member)2019
Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
Press / Media
Paramilitaries still cast shadow over lives of young people in Northern Ireland
Siobhan McAlister, Clare Dwyer & nicola carr
09/11/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
'I had to undo eight years of being a woman': How LGBT prisoners are lost in the system
Nicola Carr, Siobhan McAlister & Tanya Serisier
04/02/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Association of YOT Managers Newsletter, May 2015
01/05/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities