Dr Andy Balmer
Senior Lecturer in Sociology

Biography
I have three main research areas: 1) sociology of everyday life; 2) creative qualitative methodology; and 3) sociology of scientific practices.
My research in the area of everyday life is mostly concerned with lying, deception, secrecy and information management in routine interactions. I have also worked on the development and use of creative qualitative methods for use in social science for studying everyday life and for public engagement with science and research. Finally, I have conducted research into scientific practices and health/illness (mostly based on the case studies of synthetic biology, and dementia).
I am happy to supervise PhD students in the following areas: lying, deception and secrecy; lie detection and surveillance technology; sociology of everyday lives; creative research methods.
External positions
Editor of Sociology
2018 → 2022
Research Networks and Beacons
Keywords
- lying, lie detection, deception, secrecy, dementia, synthetic biology, surveillance, collaboration, interdisciplinarity, responsible research and innovation, everyday life
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
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Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Media coverage and contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Press/Media: Expert comment
Press/Media: Expert comment