Dr Emma Williamson

Research summary

Research projects

Current

• Exploring the service and support needs of male, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered, black and other ethnic victims of domestic and sexual violence
• PROVIDE - Programme of Research On Violence in Diverse domestic Environments
• Violence against women in rural and urban areas

Completed

• The Phoenix Programme (2011)
• Women's mapping project and evaluation of the Women's Night Centre (2010)
• Evaluating the Bristol Freedom Programme Network (2010)
• Review of tackling perpetrators of violence against women (2009)
• The role of the Virtual School Head for looked after children (2009)
• Domestic abuse and military families (2009)
• Domestic violence perpetrator services ...

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Biography

Emma Williamson re-joined the School for Policy Studies in November 2006 as a Research Fellow in Gender-Based Violence. Emma has 15 years research experience working in the area of gender-based violence which has included research on health, law, social policy, and service interventions.  Emma also has a keen interest in research ethics and has published widely on this topic.  She is the current Chair of the School for Policy Studies Ethics Committee.

Emma previously worked as the Domestic Violence Information and Membership Manager for Women's Aid, the National Domestic Violence charity and continues to provide training to the National ...

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Recent publications

• Hester, M, Williamson, E, , , , Gangoli, G, & 2012, ‘Exploring the service and support needs of male, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgendered and black and other minority ethnic victims of domestic and sexual violence.: Report prepared for Home Office SRG/06/017’. Bristol:University of Bristol
• Williamson, E 2012, ‘Measuring gender-based violence: Issues of impact and prevalence’. in: Gender-based violence and public health: International perspectives on budgets and policies. London & New York, Routledge, London, pp. 65-78

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