معرفی
Elliott A Johnson is an Assistant Professor and Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Northumbria University’s School of Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing. He leads the Disability, Neurodiversity, Mental Distress and Lived Experience Expert Group and serves on the department’s Ethics Review College. His work focuses on inequalities, social determinants of health, and welfare policy innovations like Basic Income, particularly for disabled populations.
- PhD in Health Sciences (2022-2023), University of Warwick
- MA in Politics (Research) (2008-2009), Newcastle University
- BA (Hons) in Classical Studies (2005-2008), Newcastle University
His research examines health impacts, economic feasibility, and public acceptability of Basic Income, supported by £1.4m+ in funding. He emphasizes amplifying underrepresented voices through participatory methods and has influenced national disability benefits policy via government roundtable invitations. Media coverage includes BBC, Guardian, BBC Radio, and TIME.
Key scientific contributions:
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- External member of ESRC Peer Review College (2024–)
- Collaborator on 15+ peer-reviewed articles since 2022
Recent work connects to UN Sustainable Development Goals (Reduced Inequalities, Economic Inclusion) and demonstrates how cash transfer pilots can reshape health outcomes and welfare systems through dynamic microsimulation. He actively contributes to the Common Sense Policy Group and disability equality initiatives.
