Jackie Gulland

Dr Jackie Gulland serves as Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science, teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate social work programs while delivering research methods instruction. Her socio-legal research examines intersections between welfare law, rights experiences, and structural inequalities through qualitative methodologies including archival analysis and community engagement.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh
• MSc in Social Policy (by research), University of Edinburgh
• MSc in Social and Public Policy, University of Edinburgh
• Post-graduate Professional Certificate in Youth and Community Work, Aberdeen College of Education
• MA (Hons) Linguistics, University of Edinburgh

Gulland's research centers on socio-legal dimensions of welfare systems, with expertise in disability benefits, social security conditionality, and administrative justice. Her work critically analyzes how gender, disability, and age shape welfare entitlements through historical and contemporary lenses, emphasizing lived experiences of policy implementation. Recent projects explore pandemic-era care restrictions and carer allowance frameworks.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals consistent focus on welfare conditionality, historical policy evolution, and gendered impacts of social security systems. Her scholarship bridges legal doctrine with community experiences, demonstrating methodological rigor in archival research and qualitative analysis across disciplines including law, sociology, and public policy.

Her accolades include:

• Social Policy Association Richard Titmuss Book Award 2020 for Gender, Work and Social Control: A Century of Disability Benefits
• Shortlisting for Susan Manning Inspiring Mentor Award (2022)

Gulland actively supervises PhD candidates in adult social care, social security, and disability research while contributing to policy discourse through the Socio-Legal Studies Association and British Sociological Association. Her Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship funded the award-winning research monograph, demonstrating sustained external research funding success.

She maintains active engagement with community care systems through complaints procedure analysis and serves as Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, reflecting commitment to accessible social science education and participatory research approaches.