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Biography
Dr Trish McCulloch is a Reader and Social Work Lead in the School of Education and Social Work. Trish joined the University in 2003, having previously worked as a social worker within youth and adult justice settings. Her teaching, research and knowledge exchange activity straddles criminal justice and professional learning and is grounded in ideas of voice, co-production and social change. Current and recent research projects include an exploration of 'user' experiences of justice; a five year longitudinal study of the Experiences of Newly Qualified Social Workers, and a national study of Public Perceptions of Social Services.
Trish is Vice Chair of the Scottish Advisory Panel on Offender Rehabilitation (SAPOR) and is a member of the Joint Universities Committee Social Work Education Scotland. Trish is also active in a number of consultancy roles, including, recently, with: Scottish Government, Northern Irish Social Care Council, Social Work Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway Council and the Open University.
Teaching
- Criminal and Community Justice
- Social Policy & Policy Development
- Research Methods
- Doctoral Supervision
Research
Research Funding
- Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2021. Co-designing Social Justice for Young Adults in Conflict with the Law.
- Scottish Social Service Council, 2020. Newly Qualified Social Workers Experiences during Covid 19.
- Scottish Government, 2018-. Measuring Justice: Defining Concepts, Developing Practice.
- Scottish Social Service Council, 2016-2021. Newly Qualified Social Workers, 5 year research study.
- Social Work Scotland, 2018, Criminal Justice: Exploring gender
- Social Work Scotland, 2016. What the public think about Scottish social services and why.
- Scottish Universities Insight Insitute, 2015-2016. Creating Spaces for Change Knowledge Exchange project.
- Scottish Social Services Council, 2015-2016. An Integrated Learning Model for Social Work Education.
- Scottish Social Services Council 2015-16. Philosophies of Learning in Social Work Education in Scotland.
- Scottish Social Services Council 2015-16. Should qualifying social work education have a core curriculum?
- Scottish Centre for Criminal Justice Research
- Scottish Government
- Dundee City Council, Justice Services
- Dundee City Council, Children's Services
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Award Date: 1 Jan 2014
Master of Social Science, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2004
Master of Science, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1999
Master of Arts, University of Aberdeen
Award Date: 1 Jan 1997
External positions
Editorial Board Member
24 Jul 2020 → …
Vice Chair, Scottish Advisory Panel on Offender Rehabilitation, Scottish Government
Dec 2018 → …
Member of JUC-SWEC Scotland
Jul 2018 → …
Co-Chair of Scottish Review of Social Work Education
Sep 2015 → 2017
Chair of Scottish Heads of Social Work Group
Jun 2015 → Jun 2018
Member of National Strategy for Community Justice Steering Group, Scottish Government
Mar 2015 → 2016
Panel Member, Scottish Advisory Panel on Offender Rehabilitation
Nov 2014 → Dec 2018
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
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Research output
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Co-designing socially just justice with 18-25 year olds
McCulloch, T., Vaswani, N. & McAra, M., 25 Nov 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Newly qualified social workers in Scotland: A five year longitudinal study; Interim report 4
McCulloch, T., Grant, S., Daly, M. & Kettle, M., 2021, Scottish Social Services Council. 54 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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‘Within my work environment I don’t see gender as an issue’: Reflections on gender from a study of criminal justice social workers in Scotland
McCulloch, T., Cree, V. E., Kirkwood, S. & Mullins, E., 1 Mar 2021, In: Probation Journal. 68, 1, p. 8-27 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-producing desistance: The role of peer support
McCulloch, T., 24 Nov 2020, Palgrave Handbook on Co-production of Public Services and Outcomes. Loeffler, E. & Bovaird, T. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 409-426 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Measuring Justice: Defining Concepts, Developing Practice
McCulloch, T., Armstrong, S., Weaver, B. & Reed, D., 2020, Glasgow: Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. 89 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Activities
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Measuring Justice: New research insights on victims' experiences of justice
Trish McCulloch (Invited speaker) & Sarah Armstrong (Speaker)
22 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Socially just justice? For young adults in conflict with the law in Scotland
Trish McCulloch (Organiser)
30 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Newly Qualified Social Worker Conference, Scotland
Trish McCulloch (Keynote/plenary speaker)
16 May 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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British Journal of Social Work (Journal)
Trish McCulloch (Editorial board member)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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European Journal of Probation (Journal)
Trish McCulloch (Peer reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review