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Professional Area: Social Work

Layla Mofrad
Why not me? Taking the leap into becoming a Clinical Academic
Layla Mofrad
Psychological therapist
Rachel Murphy
Pre-doctoral
My fellowship reignited the love of learning and practice I enjoyed early on in my career as a social worker
Rachel Murphy
Social worker
Dr Beth Casey
“I became interested in examining whether the issues I saw were replicated in the broader literature”
Dr Beth Casey
Research Associate
Dr Ruth McGovern
Addiction research
“Developing research agency and independence”
Dr Ruth McGovern
Social worker
“There is a very clear role for social worker researchers to highlight the issues in society which are causing and prolonging mental health problems.”
“There is a very clear role for social worker researchers to highlight the issues in society which are causing and prolonging mental health problems.”
Professor Martin Webber
“I beat my own path towards research”
Professor Martin Webber
Social worker

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