Helen Tracey

Helen Tracey is an Assistant Professor at Northumbria University's Leadership and Human Resource Management Department. Her research critically examines long-term unemployment, focusing on gendered impacts and third spaces like libraries for social inclusion. She holds an MSc in Human Resource Management (2015) and currently serves as an External Examiner at multiple UK universities, including the University of Derby (2022-2026).

Her work bridges historical analysis and contemporary policy, addressing unemployment stigma in the Northeast of England. Research interests include exploring how libraries act as third spaces to support identity exploration beyond unemployment, advocating for equitable welfare practices.

Recent publications (2021-2025) span unemployment psychology, ecopedagogy, and innovative educational methods like game-based learning. Her scholarship contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to poverty reduction and education equity.