Elizabeth Sanderson

Elizabeth Sanderson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) at Sheffield Hallam University, where she works within the Centre's Inclusive Economy research cluster. With over a decade of research experience, she has conducted numerous evaluations and research projects for voluntary and community sector organizations, councils, and government bodies across the UK.

Elizabeth's research focuses on welfare systems, labor markets, and employment policies, with particular expertise in project and program evaluation. She has developed significant experience in youth transitions and youth unemployment research, utilizing both quantitative techniques and qualitative methods. Her work often involves survey design and implementation, as well as developing monitoring and data collection systems for complex social programs.

Recent research trends show her increasingly focusing on the intersection between employment programs and health issues. Her publication record demonstrates expertise in social and economic research with numerous reports, journal articles, and book chapters addressing welfare systems, employment programs, and evaluation methodologies. She frequently collaborates with researchers across CRESR on projects examining housing policy, youth unemployment, and social inclusion.

Elizabeth currently leads significant research projects including the evaluation of the Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service and serves as a Policy Fellow in the Yorkshire Policy Engagement Research Network. Her work bridges academic research and practical policy application, making her research relevant to both scholarly audiences and practitioners in social policy and economic development fields.

She is actively contributing to the research community through her current PhD studies exploring the experience, implementation, and value of supporting young people towards employment, building on her extensive practical evaluation experience in this field.