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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Susan Levy is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work, in the School of Education and Social Work, University of Dundee. Susan’s undergraduate degree and PhD were in Social Geography at the University of St Andrews. She proceeded to work at the University of St Andrews, as well as Edinburgh and the Open University before joining the University of Dundee in 2007.
Susan is the Athena SWAN lead for the School of Education and Social Work and led the School's successful application for a Bronze Award.
Susan is the Social Work Admissions Tutor and Erasmus lead.
Research
Areas of research:
- Social justice, wellbeing and the inclusion of marginalized groups, particularly in the context of disability, gender and cultural diversity.
- The use of arts in social work as a methodology for relationship based practice and access to community arts based practice.
- International and transnational social work.
Recent Funded Projects:
2018, Social Work Scotland: Social Care in Scottish Prisons, Principal Investigator (PI), working with Dr Fiona Kumari-Campbell, Dr Lynn Kelly and Dr Fernando Fernandes.
2017-18, Health Improvement Scotland: Arts Practice for developing Communication and Agency with People with Profound and Multiple Disabilities, Artlink, Edinburgh. Principal Investigator (PI), working with Dr Hannah Young.
2015-16, Scottish Social Services Council: Review of Social Work Education Report: How can universities best select the right people for social work programmes? PI: Prof. Viv Cree, with Dr Gary Clapton, Dr Susan Levy and Dr Richard Ingram.
2014, Glasgow Centre for Population Health: A Review of Evidence Relating to the Impacts of Arts and Culture on Health and Wellbeing. PI: Prof Divya Jindal-Snape with Prof Thilo Kroll, Dr Jacqui Morris, Prof Dan Davies, Dr Ros Scott, Dr Susan Levy and Chris Kelly.
2013-14, Scottish Funding Council: Inclusive Music – evaluating the impact of Paragon’s Play On inclusive music programme on the lives of young people with additional support needs and their families. PI: Dr Susan Levy with Anna Robb and Prof Divya Jindal-Snape.
Teaching
Susan teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level on social work programmes and supervises doctoral students
- social policy
- critical disability studies
- health and social care integration
- social inclusion and social justice
- user involvement in social work education
- creative practice and the arts in social work
- qualitative methodologies
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of St Andrews
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Master of Arts, University of St Andrews
Award Date: 1 Jan 1994
External positions
Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Social Work
2019 → …Editorial Board Member, Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal
2018 → …Editorial Board Member, ALTER European Journal of Disability Studies
2018 → …External Examiner, University of Chichester
1 Sep 2017 → …External Examiner, University of Bradford
2015 → 2019Board of Directors, Independance, Glasgow
2014 → …Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Susan Levy is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
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Projects
African Social Work Writing Workshop(with Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Nigeria)
Ingram, R., Levy, S. & Smith, M.
31/01/20 → 29/09/20
Project: Research
Arts & Health Literature Review
Baldacchino, J., Jindal-Snape, D., Kroll, T., Levy, S. & Morris, J.
14/03/14 → 13/08/14
Project: Research
Joint Social Work Education Conference with the UK Social Work Research Conference 10-120July 2013 GENTGUK6000
1/07/13 → 31/07/13
Project: Research
Research Output
Accessibility and Advocacy in Health Humanities
Levy, S., 11 Mar 2020, The Routledge Companion to Health Humanities 1st Edition. Crawford, P., Brown, B. & Charise, A. (eds.). 1 ed. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Arts, Disability and Crip Theory: Temporal Re-Imagining in Social Care for People with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities
Levy, S. & Young, H., 10 Mar 2020, In : Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. 22, 1, p. 68-79 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Educational Factors Influencing Female Students’ Dropout from High Schools in Nepal
Dahal, T., Topping, K. & Levy, S., 2019, In : International Journal of Educational Research. 98, p. 67-76 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Outcomes focused user involvement in social work education: applying knowledge to practice
Levy, S., Aiton, R., Doig, J., Dow, J. P. L., Brown, S., Hunter, L. & McNeil, R., 28 Feb 2018, Service User Involvement in Social Work Education. McLaughlin, H., Duffy, J., McKeever, B. & Sadd, J. (eds.). London: RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Recreating the Social Work Imagination: embedding the arts within Scottish Social Work
Levy, S., 2018, Art in Social Work Practice: Theory and Practice: International Perspectives. Huss, E. & Bos, E. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 44 56 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
European Association of Schools of Social Work Conference Madrid 2019
Lynn Kelly (Speaker), Susan Levy (Contributor), Fiona Kumari Campbell (Contributor)6 May 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
European Journal of Social Work (Journal)
Susan Levy (Editorial board member)2019 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
European Conference on Social Work Research
Susan Levy (Participant)10 Apr 2019 → 12 Apr 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Making Connections: partnership working with service users in social work education and byond
Susan Levy (Organiser)17 Apr 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Review of Disability Studies: International Journal (Journal)
Susan Levy (Editorial board member)2018 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Press / Media
Scottish Contemporary Art Network call for visual art recognition
20/05/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Thesis
Curating Curiosity: an exploration of visual art experiences and self-identity formation through the voices of young children
Author: Robb, A., 2019Supervisor: Jindal-Snape, D. (Supervisor) & Levy, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Impact of School System, Teaching and Assessment on Female Students' Dropout in Nepal
Author: Dahal, T. P., 2019Supervisor: Topping, K. (Supervisor) & Levy, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education
File
Reflections on Experiences of Loss in People with Profound Learning Disabilities : Promoting Sensory Therapeutic Practice
Author: Young, H. B., 2017Supervisor: Kelly, T. (Supervisor) & Levy, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy