Ella Monkcom
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
PhD Student
Full contact details
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
- Profile
-
Ella completed her undergraduate degree in Human, Social and Political Sciences and her MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society at the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Cambridge before moving to Sheffield in 2020. In 2022, she joined the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield, undertaking an MA in Research Methods before beginning her doctoral research in September 2023. Ella's doctoral research examines the role of male social care workers in England, with a particular focus on how different groups of men experience care work (including British-born men and those who have migrated to the UK) and how more men could be recruited into the sector.
- Research interests
-
Thesis title: Men working in the adult social care sector in England: Motivations, experiences and change
- Research group
-
- Supervised by Professor Sue Yeandle and Professor Majella Kilkey.
- Centre for Care
- Grants
-
2022 ESRC White Rose DTP 1+3 Award
2019-20 £12,000 Cambridge Trust Scholarship
2019-20 £6,500 Scholarship from the History and Philosophy of Science Department (9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Cambridge)