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Jemma Bridgeman is a Researcher at Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences, working within WISERD's Building Social Value and Fair Work Project. She focuses on social procurement in construction and its impact on marginalized communities' access to education and employment in Wales. Her research explores the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act's effects and collaborations between construction and civil society organizations.
Her work includes co-developing SROI studies to evaluate construction training initiatives reducing youth homelessness and analyzing school exclusion practices across the UK. She has led projects like the Excluded Lives study, examining school exclusion policies and costs. Notable outputs include the CITB's Clean Slate Cymru Toolkit for ex-offender reintegration and reports like A Roadmap to Ending Youth Homelessness in Wales.
Research interests span social value measurement, construction industry social impact, education policy, fair work practices, and youth homelessness. Her recent articles address school exclusion narratives, parent participation dynamics, and infrastructure's role in student behavior.
Jemma's career bridges academia and policy, with collaborations across government, NGOs, and industry. She contributes to Cardiff University's research on participatory democracies and workplace practices, emphasizing marginalized voices in policy design.
