Staff Details
Research Associate
Salford Housing and Urban Studies Unit
Joule House
University of Salford
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WT
E-mail: g.j.morris@salford.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 295 6926
Fax: +44 (0)161 295 2925
Gareth Morris RSW
Qualifications
MA Social Work
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Professional Memberships
Registered Social Worker with the General Social Care Council
Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society
Biography
Gareth joined SHUSU in 2009 following the completion of postgraduate study in Social Work. As a qualified Social Worker he has experience of working with a number of socially excluded groups including those with mental health problems, and refugees and asylum seekers.
Research Interests and Experience
Gareth has broad research interests within social exclusion and has had a large involvement in the studies of migrant workers and BME communities. He is currently involved in a study into the biographies of homeless people in Stoke-on-Trent and is exploring the use of social media among these communities. He maintains a blog for this project which can be found at homelessinstoke.com.
Gareth is also undertaking PhD research into the psychological dimension of the person-place relationship, also in Stoke-on-Trent. He is interested in the affective bonds that citizens have with the city and how this is played out within the mobility/fixity dialectic.
Publications
Books
Morris, G., Dahl, S., Brown, P., Scullion, L. and Somerville, P. (2012) Somewhere Nowhere: Lives Without Homes, Salford: University of Salford/Lulu
Journal articles
Somerville, P., Brown, P., Morris, G., and Scullion, L. (2011) Young people living in the YMCA, Social Policy and Society, 10 (4), 559-570
Morris, G. and McAdie, T. (2009) Are personality, well-being and death anxiety related to religious affiliation?, Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 12 (2), 115 -120
Reports
Brown, P., Morris, G., Scullion, L. and Somerville, P. (2012) Losing and Finding a Home: Homelessness, Multiple Exclusion and Everyday Lives, Salford: University of Salford
Brown, P., Scullion, L. and Morris, G. (2012) Solihull Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment, Salford: University of Salford
Brown, P., Scullion, L. and Morris, G. (2012) Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment: Sevenoaks, Salford: University of Salford
Brown, P., Scullion, L. and Morris, G. (2012) Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment: Maidstone, Salford: University of Salford
Burke, M., Morris, G. and Tattersall, A. (2012) University Leadership in Turbulent Times: An Exploration of 'Urban and Edgy' Institutions, Salford: University of Salford
Steele, A., Morris, G. and Scullion, L. (2011) Housing, Race and Community Cohesion, Salford: University of Salford
Morris, G. and Brown, P. (2011) Integrated Workforce Renewal: Low Carbon Skills Provision in Greater Manchester, Salford: University of Salford
Morris, G. (2011) Harpurhey United: Evaluation of the Community Research and Art and Photography Projects, Salford: University of Salford
Brown, P., Burke, M., Morris, G., and Webster, P. (2011) The SALFORD Low-Energy House: Learning From Our Past, Salford: University of Salford
Scullion, L. and Morris, G. (2011) Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne, Salford: University of Salford.
Scullion, L. and Morris, G. (2010) Central and Eastern European migrants in Tameside, Salford: The University of Salford.
Scullion, L. and Morris, G. (2010) Central and Eastern European migrant communities in Salford and Bury, Salford: University of Salford
Morris, G. and Henning, S. (2010) STEP1 Evaluation, Salford: University of Salford
Scullion, L., Morris, G. and Henning, S. (2010) A Study of the Housing Requirements of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Households in Dorset and Poole, Salford: University of Salford
Steele, A. and Morris, G. (2010) Fuel Poverty and Warm Homes: Community Consultation Exercise, Salford: University of Salford
Morris, G. and Steele, A. (2010) Community Induction Programmes: Supporting People to Move to Non-Traditional Areas in Oldham and Rochdale, Salford: University of Salford
Steele, A., Scullion, L. and Morris, G. (2009) A study of the housing and related needs of the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and Migrant Worker (A8 and A2) communities in North Yorkshire, Salford: University of Salford
Brown, P., Scullion, L, Whittle, N., Morris, G., Condie, J. and Bashir, N. (2009) Oldham and Rochdale New Build Research: Resident Research. Salford: The University of Salford
Scullion, L. and Morris, G. (2009) Migrant workers in Liverpool: A study of A8 and A2 nationals, Salford: The University of Salford
Scullion, L., Morris, G. and Steele, A. (2009) A study of A8 and A2 migrants in Nottingham, Salford: The University of Salford
Scullion, L. and Morris, G. (2009) A study of migrant workers in Peterborough, Salford: The University of Salford
Other publications
Morris, G. (2011) The High Cost of Low Risk Research, BPS NW Branch Newsletter: The Update, Summer, 9-10
Morris, G. (2010) Feeling the Blues: Place attachment and identity in a musical genre, The Psychologist, 23 (8), 648-9
Morris, G. and Condie, J. (2010) Who am I? Reflections on the search for a professional identity, PsyPAG Quarterly, 74, 28-32
Morris, G. and Lucas, J. (2009) A generalist approach to training could produce teams of talented all-rounders, New Start, 471, 14-15
Conference presentations
Brown, P., Morris, G., Scullion, L. and Somerville, P. 'Homelessness, Mobility, and Place'. The American Association of Geographers. New York, NY: 24th - 28th February 2012
Scullion, L., Brown, P., Morris, G. and Somerville, P. 'Cooperation and Competition: Responses to Homelessness in the UK' : The University of Adelaide, Adelaide: 9th February 2012
Brown, P. and Morris, G. ‘Social Networks in the Homelessness Journey’. The British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section. Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge: 8th September 2011
Scullion, L., Brown, P., Morris, G. and Somerville, P. ‘Cooperation or Competition? A City’s Response to Homelessness’. Social Policy Association Annual Conference. University of Lincoln: 4th – 6th July 2011
College of Science and Technology Showcase: Poster Presentation. ‘Place Attachment: Our Relationship to Place’. The University of Salford: 16th June 2011
SPARC (Salford Postgraduate Annual Research Conference). ‘Person-Place Relationships: ‘Stokies’ and Stoke-on-Trent’. University of Salford: 9th June 2011
Brown, P., Burke, M., Morris, G. and Webster, P. ‘The SALFORD house: the impacts and contemporary implications of a 1970s low-energy house. ECEEE 2011 Summer Study: Poster Presentation. Belambra Presqu’ile de Giens, France: 6th – 11th June 2011
Guest speaker at Manchester GRADSchool – ‘What is an effective communicator?: Using blogs for research dissemination’. The University of Manchester: 3rd May 2011
Keynote speaker - ‘Blogging for Public Engagement’. The Engaging Researcher Conference. Manchester Metropolitan University: 6th July 2010
Public engagement
'Somewhere Nowhere'. Art Exhibition at the Homeless Film Festival. Kings Arms, Salford: April 2012
Appearance on ‘The Love Stoke Show’ on 6 Towns Radio to discuss PhD research. Stoke-on-Trent: 23rd June 2011
Speaker at Bright Club Manchester 1 – ‘Homelessness and Personal Growth’. Nexus Art Café: 26th May 2010
Blog at http://homelessinstoke.com and Twitter at @salfordgareth