Prof Lisa Scullion

School of Health & Society

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Biography

Lisa is Professor of Social Policy. Lisa has delivered over 60 research projects, with a commitment to the value of qualitative inquiry in shaping policy and practice. Her work focuses on understanding the impact of UK welfare reforms, including leading the largest national study of the benefits system during the COVID-19 pandemic, and leading the first UK study exploring veterans’ experiences of the social security system. Through this work she has been supporting the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in developing their work related to the Armed Forces community and trauma-informed practice. She is currently leading a project examining Ministry of Defence welfare services for veterans through a trauma-informed lens, and is Co-Investigator on a Nuffield Strategic Investment project focusing on devolved welfare.

Lisa is a member of the Office for Veterans Affairs Academic Advisory Board, and the FiMT Research Centre Advisory Board. From December 2021 to May 2023, she undertook an academic secondment to the DWP, where she supported capacity building of government social researchers within the DWP In House Research Unit. In recognition of her contribution to research and impact, she was conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in March 2022.

Areas of Research

Welfare reform, social security, marginalised populations, veterans, trauma-informed practice

Areas of Supervision

social security
welfare
poverty
social policy
veterans

Qualifications and Recognitions Publications

Qualifications and Recognitions

Qualifications

  • PhD Social Policy

    2001 - 2005

  • BA(Hons) Social Policy & Administration

    1998 - 2001

Recognitions

  • NIHR Advanced Fellow Mentor at Kings College London

  • Celebration of Research and Knowledge Exchange Award - Excellence in Research and Knowledge Exchange

  • Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre Impact and Innovation Award 2025

  • Member of ESRC Peer Review College

  • University of Salford Celebration of Innovation Award for Best Policy & Practice Collaboration

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