Biography
Dr Simone Helleren has worked across the voluntary and statutory sectors with diverse groups focusing on ‘involvement and participation’ frequently using theatre methods for over 20 years. She was awarded an ESRC studentship to complete an MA in Social Research and a PhD at the University of Birmingham (2014-2021). Her thesis explores engagement with help with young people experiencing homelessness, their support workers and other significant people in the young people’s lives. A qualitative methods geek, Simone has used approaches including: Grounded Theory, Visual and creative methods, and Q Methodology.
Research
Social Responses to Stigma
Social Responses to Stigma is exploring new ways of trying to tackle stigma as it relates to homelessness.
Health Inequalities, Societies and Systems
Central to our research is understanding and tackling the systemic and intersecting drivers of disparities in health over the life course such as racism, gender, crime, precarious livelihoods, environmental pollution, and inaccessible health care. We work collaboratively across the School of Life Course and Population Sciences to strengthen the theoretical aspects of population health research.
Research
Social Responses to Stigma
Social Responses to Stigma is exploring new ways of trying to tackle stigma as it relates to homelessness.
Health Inequalities, Societies and Systems
Central to our research is understanding and tackling the systemic and intersecting drivers of disparities in health over the life course such as racism, gender, crime, precarious livelihoods, environmental pollution, and inaccessible health care. We work collaboratively across the School of Life Course and Population Sciences to strengthen the theoretical aspects of population health research.