Dr Paula Devine
Senior Social Survey Officer
- School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work - Senior Social Survey Officer
- Contemporary Social Issues and Policy
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Research Statement
Paula Devine is Co-director of ARK, which is a joint initiative between Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University which makes social science information widely accessible (see www.ark.ac.uk). Paula has been involved in the recording of public attitudes in Northern Ireland for over 20 years, and is coordinator of the annual Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (www.ark.ac.uk/nilt). Paula also coordinates the ARK Ageing Programme, which supports knowledge engagement between the age, academic and policy sectors in Northern Ireland (www.ark.ac.uk/ap). Along with Gemma Carney, she set up the Northern Ireland branch of the British Society of Gerontology, and is a member of the Executive Committee for the British Society of Gerontology.
Her PhD research was a methodological study on the measurement of masculinity and mental health.
Research Interests
Paula's research interests are social gerontology, men's health, public attitudes, quantitative methods, and the dissemination of social science information.
Teaching
Paula is first supervisor to Sarah Lawrence's PhD research 'Inside Ageing', which explores the health and wellbeing of older male prisoners.
- Published
How do cross-sectional surveys differ from longitudinal surveys?
Research output: Other contribution
- Early online date
‘A View from Old Age’: Women’s lives as narrated through objects
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
- Published
A welcoming Northern Ireland? Understanding sentiment towards asylum seekers and refugees
Research output: Other contribution
Frequent Journals
Shared Space
Journal
Research Update
Journal: Specialist publication
Child Care in Practice
ISSNs: 1357-5279, 1476-489X
Additional searchable ISSN (Electronic): 1476-489X
Routledge
Scopus rating (2017): CiteScore 0.53 SJR 0.304 SNIP 0.58
Journal
Children and Society
ISSNs: 0951-0605
Additional searchable ISSN (Electronic): 1099-0860
Wiley-Blackwell
Scopus rating (2017): CiteScore 1.34 SJR 0.553 SNIP 1.065
Journal
Child abuse & neglect
ISSNs: 0145-2134
Additional searchable ISSN (Electronic): 1873-7757
Elsevier Limited
Scopus rating (2017): CiteScore 3.1 SJR 1.681 SNIP 1.77
Journal
Maintenance of Children's Research Database
Project: Research
KLT 2013: Internet Use among Primary 7 children
Project: Research
Understanding Society: Culture and Sport in the UK Regions
Project: Research
The Engaging Researcher
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
NI’s Democratic Deficit and Research Impact: Challenge or Opportunity?
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Celebrating 20 Years of ARK Life and Times Surveys: Recording Social Attitudes and Informing Social Policy in Northern Ireland
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Contribution to conference papers, events and activities
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