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Ben Geiger is a Professor of Social Science and Health specializing in Global Health & Social Medicine. He holds roles as Co-Investigator in the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health-Transition Funding and Primary Investigator for the WelfareExper project on social protection systems.
His research focuses on social security systems, labor market dynamics, mental health impacts of welfare policies, and disability inclusion strategies. Key areas include analyzing pandemic-era social security discourses, evaluating UK welfare programs' effects on food insecurity, and exploring how workplace conditions respond to disability-related care shocks.
Research Contributions: Over 46 publications including studies on benefit conditionality perceptions, tax credit impacts, and flexible work policies for disability inclusion. Recent work emphasizes mixed-method approaches combining qualitative interviews and quantitative analyses.
Funding & Leadership: Leads a £1.8M EPSRC project (2023-2028) and collaborates on ESRC-funded mental health initiatives. His projects address systemic challenges in social protection frameworks and workplace adaptations for vulnerable populations.
Key Themes: Policy design equity, crisis response mechanisms, and intersectional analysis of work-life balance in health contexts.
