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Rosalind Edwards is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Southampton, affiliated with the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology in the School of Economic, Social and Political Sciences. Her research focuses on family lives and policies, advancing qualitative and mixed research methods, and decolonising research approaches. She is a Visiting Fellow at the National Centre for Research Methods and supervises doctoral students in her expertise areas.
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Research Interests
Edwards specializes in family sociology, examining parenting practices, policy impacts, and algorithmic governance in family interventions. Her methodological work includes qualitative longitudinal analysis, mixed methods, and decolonising participatory research, particularly in Indigenous partnerships.
Current Research Projects
- ESRC-funded study: Parental perspectives on data linkage and predictive modeling in service interventions.
- EU-funded project: Capacity-building for mixed methods longitudinal lifecourse research.
- British Academy-funded study: Role of sociologists’ wives in classic community studies.
- AHRC-funded project: Decolonisation of participatory action research with Indigenous partners.
Scientific Awards
- Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Teaching & Supervision
She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate modules on families, race and ethnicity, and social theory, while supervising doctoral work in family sociology and qualitative methods.
External Roles
- Editor, International Journal of Social Research Methodology (1998–present)
- Consultant, National evaluation of A Better Start programme (2021–2026)
- Advisor, Scientific Committee (2019–present)
Biography
Edwards has served as Faculty Chair of the Ethics Committee and School Director of Research at the University of Southampton, and co-founded the International Journal of Social Research Methodology.
