Dr Aaron Wyllie
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1702 328511
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Location
GB2.62, Southend Campus
Profile
Biography
My research focuses on critical approaches to the policy discourse of ageing, using participatory methods for giving voice to diverse experiences of later life. My doctoral research focused on understanding the role that space and place have in shaping older adults' experiences of belonging and social exclusion, and the way in which place relationships can either mediate or exacerbate the impact of material inequality. I have also undertaken several evaluation projects with public sector organisations, with expertise in the use of small area demographic analysis to understand service utilisation and inform service planning and resource allocation decisions.
Qualifications
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Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Monash University,
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Bachelor of Arts Monash University,
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Monash University,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer and Programme Lead, Division of Social Work and Social Justice, University of Essex (1/8/2018 - present)
Research and professional activities
Current research
Social Work Education and Criminal Records
Decision-making at social work education admissions regarding applicants with criminal records
Conferences and presentations
Realising Criminal Records: Exploring the role criminal records play in decision-making about admissions to social work programmes in England
European Conference for Social Work Research 2021, Bucharest, Romania, 5/5/2021
Realising criminal records: an examination of the role of criminal records checks in social work education admissions
European Conference of Social Work Research (ECSWR), European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7/4/2021
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Introduction to Sociological and Psychological Frameworks (HS190)
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Lifespan Development (HS193)
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Legislation, Regulation and Ethics for Practice (HS292)
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Independent Study (HS390)
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Research Perspectives (HS392)
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Practice Interventions (HS394)
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Participatory Research for Service Improvement (HS246)
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Introduction to Research Methodologies (HS290)
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Critical Reflection and Professional Challenge (HS391)
Publications
Journal articles (4)
Kuylen, M., Wyllie, A., Bhatt, V., Fitton, E., Michalowski, S. and Martin, W., (2022). COVID-19 and the Mental Capacity Act in care homes: Perspectives from capacity professionals. Health and Social Care in the Community
Bald, C., Wyllie, A. and Martinez Herrero, MI., (2022). Criminal records and public sector professional education: the role of criminal background checks in admissions to social work courses in England. Probation Journal, 026455052211160-026455052211160
Bhatt, V., Michalowski, S., Wyllie, A., Kuylen, M. and Martin, W., (2021). Human Rights and COVID Triage: A Comment on the Bath Protocol. Journal of Medical Ethics. 47 (7), 464-466
Wyllie, A. and Saunders, BJ., (2018). ‘Everyone has an agenda’: Professionals’ understanding and negotiation of risk within the Guardianship system of Victoria, Australia. Health and Social Care in the Community. 26 (4), 581-589
Book chapters (3)
Bald, C., Carter, L., Ferstman, C., Fagan, A., Gilbert, G. and Wyllie, A., (2020). The Impact on Vulnerable Populations. Vulnerability: A Discussion. In: Covid-19, Law and Human Rights : Essex Dialogues. A Project of the School of Law and Human Rights Centre. Editors: Ferstman, C. and Fagan, A., . University of Essex. 147- 148. 978-1-5272-6632-2
Wyllie, A., (2020). The Human Rights of Older People during Covid-19: Social Wellbeing and Access to Care and Support for Older People in the United Kingdom. In: Covid-19, Law and Human Rights : Essex Dialogues. A Project of the School of Law and Human Rights Centre. Editors: Ferstman, C. and Fagan, A., . University of Essex. 197- 203. 978-1-5272-6632-2
Wyllie, A., (2020). Covid-19 and Social Work with Adults. In: Social Work and Covid-19: Relationship-based Practice in a Global Pandemic. Editors: Buzzi, P. and Megele, C., . Critical Publishing. 237- 243
Conferences (2)
Wyllie, A., Realising Criminal Records: an examination of the role of criminal records checks in social work education admissions.
Wyllie, A., Negotiating neighbourhood change in later life: acts of adaptation, resistance and withdrawal among older adults living in Melbourne, Australia
Thesis dissertation (1)
Wyllie, A., (2020). Finding (a) place in later life: Exploring the role of place and space in shaping older people's experience of social exclusion
Grants and funding
2020
NIHR CRN Eastern Social Care Research Readiness Project
National Institute for Health Research
NIHR CRN Eastern Social Care Research Readiness Project
National Institute for Health Research
NIHR CRN Eastern Social Care Research Readiness Project
National Institute for Health Research
NIHR CRN Eastern Social Care Research Readiness Project
National Institute for Health Research