Research Fellow
Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology Colin Bell Building, 我要吃瓜, Stirling, FK9 4LA
ESRC Research Fellow specialising in the social inclusion and equality in an ageing population. My PhD research explored the support networks of older people living in care homes, and the relationship between their support networks and wellbeing. I have a keen interest in social network analysis, egocentric networks and social statistics.?
Social Network Analysis Ego-centric Network Analysis? Care Homes Older people Wellbeing
Living Right Up To The End
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Strathcarron Hospice
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Innovation in supporting older people living in care homes
PI: Dr Jennifer Ferguson
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Article
Holloway A, Waller G, Ferguson J, Guthrie V, Smith JB, Boyd J, Rees J, Anthony Parker R, Stoddart A, Bray JW, Coulton S, Hunt K, Stadler G, Sondhi A, Smith P, Stenhouse R, Conaglen P, Sheikh A & Newbury-Birch D (2024) A self-efficacy enhancement alcohol reduction intervention for men on-remand in prison: the APPRAISE feasibility pilot RCT. Public Health Research, 12 (11), pp. 1-186. https://doi.org/10.3310/knwt4781
Article
Ferguson JM (2021) How Do the Support Networks of Older People Influence Their Experiences of Social Isolation in Care Homes?. Social Inclusion, 9 (4), pp. 315-326. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i4.4486
Newspaper / Magazine
Get rid of private schools? We’d be better tackling inequalities between state schools
Griffiths D & Ferguson J (2019) Get rid of private schools? We’d be better tackling inequalities between state schools. The Conversation. 14.08.2019.
Article
Ferguson J & Griffiths D (2018) Preparing Versus Persuading: Inequalities between Scottish State schools in University Application Guidance Practices. Social Sciences, 7 (9), Art. No.: 169. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7090169