Staff profiles
Deborah Platts-Fowler
BA (Hons), MA
Phone 0114 225 3539
E-mail d.platts-fowler@shu.ac.uk
Deborah is a research fellow, and has been involved in a range of policy-focused research projects since joining CRESR in January 2008.
Deborah is a member of the data and policy team and has considerable experience in quantitative research methods, including survey design, analysing large-scale surveys and administrative data, statistical modelling, and geospatial analysis using geographical information systems (GIS). Deborah also has expertise in qualitative research, including in-depth interviewing and focus group facilitation.
Deborah previously spent eight years as a government researcher and policy analyst. At the Home Office, she undertook and/or managed a number of projects to evaluate and inform immigration policy. She was involved in highly politicised projects relating to asylum reception, induction, and dispersal. Based at the Government Office for London, she carried out research on youth crime and substance misuse. Deborah also provided analytical support to the London Youth Crime Reduction Task Force, chaired by Home Office Minister John Denham (and subsequently Hazel Blears).
Research interests
Deborah has wide-ranging research interests including
- crime and anti-social behaviour
- community cohesion
- youth policy and the broader social forces affecting young people
- new immigration
Current research projects
Please contact me for further details about these research projects and for summaries of the findings.
2010–2012 Evaluation of the National Community Cohesion Strategy for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government. Role: Manager of impact evaluation
2010–2012 Review of Small Projects Funded by the European Integration Fund, the European Refugee Fund III and the Return Fund in 2009–10, UK Border Agency. Role: Quantitative Research Lead.
2011 Community Mapping and Tension Monitoring, Welsh Assembly Government. Role: Quantitative Research Lead.
2009–2011 Evaluation of Intensive Intervention Projects, Department for Children, Schools and Families. Role: Member of research team.
Selected reports (2001 onwards)
Platts-Fowler, D and Robinson, D (2011) An Evaluation of the Gateway Protection Programme (PDF 320KB). CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University.
Eadson, W., Platts-Fowler, D., Robinson, D. and Walshaw, A. (2011) Community Mapping and Tension Monitoring (PDF 2.72MB). Cardiff: Welsh Government.
Flint, J., Batty, E., Parr, S., Platts-Fowler, D. Nixon, J. and Sanderson, D. (2011) Evaluation of Intensive Intervention Projects. Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Wells, P., Batty, E., Pearson, S., Dayson, C., Platts-Fowler, D., Trinnaman, J., Garner, S., Ardron, R., Wilson, M. and Macmillan, R. (2010) Evaluation of the South Yorkshire Social Infrastructure Programme - Report A: Summary Report. Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University.
Demack, S., Platts Fowler, D., Robinson, D., Stevens, A. and Wilson, I. (2010) Young People and Community Cohesion: Analysis from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE). Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University.
Crisp, R., Fothergill, S., Gore, T. and Platts-Fowler, D. (2009) Sheffield Worklessness Study: The characteristics, aspirations and skill needs of Incapacity Benefit claimants and Lone Parents on benefit. Sheffield, Sheffield City Council.
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S. and Platts-Fowler, D. (2009) DLA Claimants: A New Assessment - the characteristics and aspirations of the Incapacity Benefit claimants who receive Disability Living Allowance. London/Sheffield, Department of Work and Pensions.
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S. and Platts-Fowler, D. (2009) Incapacity Benefit in Wales. The Industrial Communities Alliance.
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S. and Platts-Fowler, D. (2008) Incapacity Claimants in the East Midlands: Identifying their characteristics, aspirations and skills needs. East Midlands Learning and Skills Council.
Duffy, D., Platts-Fowler, D. and Wells, P. (2008) Neighbourhood governance: making NDC elections a significant event for partnerships and communities? Some lessons from the New Deal for Communities Programme (PDF from CLG website). London, Communities and Local Government.
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