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Dr Lisa Buckner

  • Position: Associate Professor of Social Statistics
  • Areas of expertise: Quantitative research; local labour markets inequalities; gender, provision of unpaid care
  • Email: L.J.Buckner@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 7989
  • Location: 11.19 Social Sciences Building
  • Website: Researchgate

Profile

I joined the university as a Senior Research Fellow in January 2006 and became a lecturer in July 2012. My specialist areas are the analysis of large and complex data sets, and the use of official statistics and surveys for policy-applied research.

Before coming to Leeds, I was at the Centre for Social Inclusion and CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University. I have previously worked as a local government demographer and in Census Division at the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Responsibilities

  • Deputy Director of Student Education
  • School Assessment Lead
  • Academic Disability Contact - Year 1 and above

Research interests

My research interest are policy-applied quantitative research on gender, employment, caring and equality at the local level, in particular the following areas.

  • Inequality and local labour markets
  • Balancing paid employment and unpaid care
  • 'Working below potential'
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

  • PhD Outdoor Pig Production
  • MSc Mathematical Biology
  • BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Statistics

Professional memberships

  • Royal Statistical Society

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>The school welcomes enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>