Dr Mary Wakeham
MA, MRes, PhD
Expertise
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
School for Policy Studies
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Research interests
Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol with a specialism in the dynamics and implications of the use/abuse of animals in the context of domestic abuse, particularly animal abuse as a strategy of coercive control. Currently researching 'animal abuse and domestic abuse related homicide/suicide' which is a study funded by Defra.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
DEFRA project - Animal abuse, Domestic abuse & Homicide
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Policy context
"The Government has committed to halving violence against women and girls (VAWG) by 50% over the next decade. This target forms part of the ‘Taking Back Our Streets Mission’…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
21/07/2025 to 27/07/2027
A Collaborative Approach to Raising Awareness About the Link Between Domestic Violence and Abuse and Animals Abuse
Principal Investigator
Role
Student
Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
10/08/2020 to 27/11/2020
Publications
Recent publications
17/03/2025Animal Abuse as a Strategy of Coercive Control
Journal of Gender-Based Violence
Accessing Meals on Wheels
Health Expectations
‘The service, I could not do without it…’: A qualitative study exploring the significance of Meals on Wheels among service users and people who refer them to the service
Health and Social Care in the Community
Supporting vet practitioners to recognise signs of domestic abuse in animals and their owners: a PhD student-business collaboration
Thesis
Animal Abuse as a Strategy of Coercive Control
Supervisors
Award date
28/09/2021
Related people
Professor Ailsa Cameron
Professor of Health and Social Care
School for Policy Studies
Professor Angeliki Papadaki
Professor of Public Health Nutrition
School for Policy Studies
Dr Natasha Mulvihill
Associate Professor in Criminology
School for Policy Studies
Dr Miranda Armstrong
Associate Professor
School for Policy Studies
Dr Becky Lambert
Senior Research Associate
Bristol Medical School (PHS)