Impact and Civic Engagement
The NIVHWS has produced four reports, including detailed policy recommendations. Evidence from the reports have been used in two Defence Select Committee inquiries, in the Annual Covenant Reports and Transition Reviews, and in the establishment of the NI Veterans' Support Office. The team's commitment to achieving real world impact with the research was recognised at the 2018 Ulster University Impact Excellence Awards.
Veterans' Gateway Evaluation
Preliminary findings from the Evaluation of the Veterans' Gateway have been used in the justification for the extension of funding for the VG. The Gateway has been successful in extending its funding period and increasing it's remit.
Migration and Integration
Reports produced during her time at the Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership, including a proposal for a Regional Migration Strategy, have been incorporated into the Racial Equality Strategy 2015-2025 and fed into Home Office consultations across a range of immigration policies.
Evidence to the Defence Select Committee, Veteran Mental Health in NI, 13th November 2018
CIVIC CONTRIBUTIONS
2015-2016 Volunteer Coordinator, Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
2015-2016 Chair, Refugees Welcome, Northern Ireland
2012-2015 Secretary, North Belfast Minority Ethnic Support Network
2010-2012 Steering Committee, Platform for Change, Northern Ireland
2007-2009 Schools Volunteer, Amnesty International, Northern Ireland
2000-2002 Court Support, Women Empowered Against Violence, DC
2000-2001 Volunteer Trainer, Youth for Democracy and Positive Change, DC
1999-2000 Volunteer, Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS), DC
ACADEMIC SERVICE
2018 - Present Co-Chair
Race and Migration Research Group, Ulster University
2016 - Present Chair/Founding Member/Faculty Advisor
Contract Research Forum, Ulster University
2016 - Present Secretariat
Ulster University, Interdisciplinary Brexit Research Group
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2016- 2018 Editor
UK Psychological Trauma Society Research Digest
2018 UU Research Impact Awards
Winner in the Healthy Communities Category for the NIVHWS
2017 Commentator
Be Seen Be Heard Programme for Women in Media
2016 UU Research Impact Awards
Finalist in the Healthy Communities Category for the NIVHWS
2016 UU Communicate
Ulster University, Centre for Research and Impact