Dr Louise Laverty
Research Associate

Biography
Louise is a medical sociologist with an interest in the impact and distributional effects of public policy on health. She has specialised in qualitative methods, using participant-observation, interviews, focus groups and visual methods with a wide range of participants. She is currently a Research Associate in the Centre for Health Informatics working on the ARC Digital Health portfolio with a focus on examining the implementation of digital health technologies in the NHS.
Areas of expertise
- HM Sociology - Medical Sociology, Qualitative Research Methods, Ethnographic methods
- HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare - Social Policy, Policy analysis
Research Networks and Beacons
Biology, Medicine and Health (BMH) Domains
Education / academic qualifications
- 2016 - Doctor of Social Science, The Insecurity of the Commons: An ethnographic study of a youth club in the North of England, University of Liverpool (2012 - 2015)
- 2008 - Master of Research, The University of Manchester (2007 - 2008)
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