Dr. Sharon Wright

Professor

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Biography

Professor Sharon Wright is an expert in Social Policy with a focus on welfare conditionality and social security benefits. Her latest book, 'Women Welfare Conditionality: lived experiences benefit sanctions, work and welfare,' examines the complexities of welfare reforms through the lens of lived experiences. Wright engages actively in academic and public discussions on social security, welfare benefits, and poverty inequalities. With a robust academic background, she has spent significant time on the Executive Committee of the Social Policy Association and has edited the journal 'Social Policy & Society.' Her PhD, which involved ethnographic research at Jobcentres, informs her current studies on welfare conditionality's impacts, utilizing qualitative methods to explore agency and the effectiveness of welfare applications. Wright has held positions at notable institutions including the University of Stirling, the University of Oxford, and the University of Warwick, contributing to teaching and research in Social Policy.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow

Conducting research and teaching in Social Policy.

Senior Lecturer

2005-01-01 — 2010-01-01

University of Stirling • Stirling

Lectured on Social Policy and contributed to departmental research.

Lecturer

2004-01-01 — 2005-01-01

University of Oxford • Oxford

Taught postgraduate courses in Comparative Social Policy.

Lecturer

2000-01-01 — 2004-01-01

University of Warwick • Coventry

Instructed on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics with a focus on Social Policy.

Awards

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Newcomer Award

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Richard Titmuss Book Award

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Teaching Excellence Award, Team