Laura Davies

Laura Davies is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Leeds Beckett University's School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She serves as Associate Director of the Centre for Applied Social Research (CeASR) and PGR Tutor for CeASR subject groups, while also participating in university-wide Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives through the School EDI Committee.

• Affiliation: Leeds Beckett University
• Role: Senior Lecturer, Associate Director (CeASR)
• Contact: L.A.Davies@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Laura's research examines how policy interventions intersect with service users' lived experiences, particularly focusing on:

• Fragmented welfare state navigation
• Policy assumptions vs. user realities
• EDI implementation in emergency services (Mountain Rescue collaboration)
• Life-course transitions and care ethics
• Welfare-to-work dynamics

She teaches modules on inequality, class, and the welfare state while supervising dissertation students. Her methodological expertise includes qualitative research, policy evaluation, and secondary data analysis.