Dr. Rosalind Edwards

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Biography

Rosalind Edwards is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Southampton, where she specializes in family lives policies and the advancement of qualitative, longitudinal mixed research methods. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and a founding co-editor of the International Journal of Social Research Methodology. Rosalind contributes to teaching on topics including race, ethnicity, and research methods, supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations and doctoral students. Her extensive research portfolio includes multiple current projects, such as an ESRC-funded study exploring parents’ perspectives on services and an EU-funded partnership project focused on developing capacity in mixed methods longitudinal lifecourse research. Rosalind's work has garnered funding from prestigious organizations, including the British Academy and the Arts & Humanities Research Council. She has also held significant roles, such as Chair of the Faculty Ethics Committee and Director of Research at her institution, and engages in various external collaborations and expert roles in research evaluation and methodologies.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Sociology

2014-02-01 — Present

University of Southampton • Southampton, England

Teaching and researching various aspects of sociology, with a focus on family lives and qualitative methods.