Carrie Phillips

Carrie Phillips is a Researcher at the University of Sunderland, specializing in social work, healthcare ethics, and gender studies. Her work focuses on issues such as hospital social work dynamics, ageism, discrimination against Eastern European women, and the intersection of immigration policy and social welfare. Phillips has contributed to over 20 publications since 2020, including peer-reviewed journals like the European Journal of Social Work and the Journal of Gender-Based Violence. She has presented research at international conferences, including the European Conference on Social Work Research and the Social Work & Social Development Conference in Panama.

Her recent projects include a study on NHS hospital social work challenges and a report submitted to the UK Parliament on the rights of older people. Phillips collaborates with organizations like the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and has led initiatives to enhance research capacity among social work practitioners. She also explores topics such as moral distress in healthcare and coercive control mechanisms linked to immigration status.