Lily Graham

Profile

I am currently working as a Research Assistant in the School of Law. My role involves supporting with the ESRC funded ‘The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme Project: Information Sharing and Domestic Abuse’ (Principal Investigator: Dr Charlotte Barlow). Project webpage: https://dvds.leeds.ac.uk/. I am also currently a final year PhD student at the University of Lancashire. My PhD thesis is focused on researching domestic abuse between adult family members and works in collaboration with two police forces.

I have previously worked as a Research Asisstant for the Vulnerability, Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP) within the National Centre for VAWG and Public Protection (NCVPP) and have supported with research projects at the University of Lancashire. I have also worked as a Teaching Assistant for the University of Manchester supporting with second-year undergraduate criminology modules.

Before and during my PhD, I have worked in various safegaurding and advocacy roles in educational, third-sector and nighttime economy environments.

Research interests

I am passionate about conducting research which explores the capacities for policy, policing and practice in the context of domestic abuse, gender-based violence and violence against women and girls. I am currently working on ‘The Domestic Violence Disclosure Schemes Project: Information Sharing and Domestic Abuse’. This role involves supporting the Principal Investigator (Dr Charlotte Barlow – University of Leeds) and Co-Investigator (Dr Ellen Reeves – University of Liverpool) with research adminstration, data analysis, research write-up, stakeholder engagement and knowledge exchange. My PhD research explores domestic abuse between adult family members, with an emphasis on how these relationships are conceptualised within policy and understood, recorded, risk asssessed and responded to by multi-agency professionals.

My PhD utilises a multi-methodological approach, including a policy analysis, quantitative analysis of police case file information, qualitative case file analysis and semi-structured interviews. I am invested in exploring the benefits of mixed-methods research and continually seek to explore innovative methodological approaches. I have previous experience utilising creative and participatory methods.

I am experienced in supporting research which focuses on policing and practice responses to domestic abuse and other forms of offending and harm. Throughout my PhD journey I have worked as a Research Asisstant for the Vulnerability, Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP) within the National Centre for VAWG and Public Protection (NCVPP) and have supported with research projects at the University of Lancashire. This includes supporting with projects on Deaf individuals experiences of post-release, an evaluation on interventions for children affected by domestic abuse, a scoping review of third-sector capacities for evaluation and information sharing in the context of domestic abuse.

Resarch which engages in knowledge exchange with academic, policing and public audiences is something I am particularly motivated by. I have previously supported research teams to hold events and create best practice resources as well as presented at a wide range of local, national and international conferences.

My passion for research stems from previous and current experiences in practice. I posses a Level 3 safeguarding certificate and I have worked in safeguarding and advocacy roles in educational, third-sector and nighttime economy environments. This shapes my commitment to conducting safe, inclusive and ethical research.

Qualifications

• BA (Hons): Social Sciences (University of Manchester)
• MA: Sociology (University of Manchester)