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Judith Mullineux serves as a Lecturer in Psychology within the School of Psychology at Ulster University's Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, based at Magee Campus in Londonderry. Her research centers on critical issues in UK social work systems with emphasis on workforce dynamics and professional practice.
Her primary research domains include Social Work, Decision Making, Professional Judgment, and Workforce Management, with specialized focus on Family Social Work and Probation Services. She investigates mental well-being determinants among social workers and develops evidence-based staffing frameworks through factorial survey methodologies and mixed-methods approaches. Her work directly contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through social care policy reform.
Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal concentrated research on safe staffing thresholds in Northern Ireland's social work sector, particularly examining older people's and children's services. Her studies consistently connect staffing levels to service quality, worker retention, and client outcomes using rigorous mixed-methods designs including scoping reviews and baseline analyses.
Dr Mullineux actively supervises doctoral researchers including Clara Armstrong-McDowell and Samantha Ross-Brown in the School of Psychology, guiding next-generation scholars in social work methodology and policy analysis. Her collaborative research network spans multiple institutions with significant policy impact across UK social care systems.
