Dr Anya Ahmed

Senior Lecturer in Social Policy

Office Times

Semester 1

Thursday 1.00pm - 3.00pm

Semester 2

Tuesday 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Friday 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Biography

I joined the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work as a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy in January 2012. I am currently leading the London research for the Open Society Foundation’s ‘At Home in Europe’ project. This research is focused on social exclusion and Somali communities in six EU countries with the aim of making national and European policy recommendations. I am also writing my research monograph, titled ‘Retiring to the Costas: Women’s Narratives of Nostalgia, Belonging and Community’ and this will be published by the Policy Press.

Teaching

My academic interests and teaching currently focuses on migration, welfare, social housing, social exclusion, research methods.

Teaching experience (levels 3-8)

  • housing and social policy
  • social exclusion
  • the social and economic context for housing and regeneration
  • research methods
  • understanding mental health
  • human geography
  • race, ethnicity and gender
  • immigration and migration

Research Interests

My full research profile can be found on the Salford Environment for Expertise and Knowledge (SEEK). My research interests include: Community, Place, Social networks, Ethnicity, Identity, Migration, Lifestyle migration, Gender, Narrative analysis / life history / oral history, Qualitative methodology, Belonging, Nostalgia, Literary criticism and social science.

Qualifications and Memberships

BA (JHons) Social Policy and Sociology

PGCert (Teaching and Learning in HE)

MSc Housing Studies

Doctor of Philosophy

Member of Social Policy Association

Member of Global Studies Association

Member of Lifestyle Migration Hub (University of Tampere, Finland)

Publications

Ahmed, A. (2013) Social Policy and the Environment in Dwyer, P. and Shaw, S. (2013) [eds.] An Introduction to Social Policy London, Sage. (In press, forthcoming. March 2013).

Ahmed, A. (2013) Structural narrative analysis: understanding experiences of lifestyle migration through two plot typologies. Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (Qix) forthcoming, in press due to be published in February 2013.

Ahmed, A. 2012 ‘Networks among retired British women in the Costa Blanca: insider, outsiders, ‘club capital’ and ‘limited liability’. Urbanities The Journal of the IUAES Commission on Urban Anthropology Volume 2, Number 2, November 2012.

Ahmed, A. 2011, 'Belonging out of context: the intersection of place, networks and ethnic identity among retired British migrants living in the Costa Blanca', Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, 5 (2), pp. 2-19.

Ahmed, A. (2011) An Evaluation of the Glass Forward Leadership and Mentoring Programme in the Social Housing Sector. The Housing Diversity Network. Huddersfield.

Ahmed, A. (2011) The value of qualitative research to the social housing sector RIEN Briefing Paper series. HQN Ltd., York.

Ahmed, A., Brown, P. and Steele, A. (2006) Looking Back Moving Forward: the Needs and Aspirations of Gypsies and Travelers in Essex. Essex County Council/Planning Officers Association.

Ahmed, A. and Lucas, J. (2005) Chapter titled ‘Contested communities? Homelessness, substance misuse and regeneration policy’ in Foord, M. and Simmic, P. (EDs) Housing and Community Care. Chartered Institute of Housing, Coventry.

Ahmed, A. (2005) Evaluation of Merseyside Community Voice Citizens’ Panel.  The Housing Corporation, Liverpool.

Ahmed, A. (2004) Homelessness and substance misuse in Tameside. Tameside MBC.

Ahmed, A. (2003) An option appraisal for Birchwood YMCA. YMCA.

Ahmed, A. and Steele, A. (2002) A review of homelessness and related services Wigan MBC.

Ahmed, A. (2001) The needs and aspirations of BME residents (2001) Family Housing Association Manchester.

Ahmed, A. and Sodhi, D. (2000) The housing, health and support needs of Asian Elders. Rochdale and Oldham MBCs.

Ahmed, A. and Sodhi, D. (1999) Asian women and access to supported housing. Women’s Housing Aid.