Staff profiles
Dr Kesia Reeve
BA (Hons), PhD
Phone 0114 225 4519
E-mail k.reeve@shu.ac.uk
Dr Kesia Reeve has been undertaking research in the field of housing for 10 years, during which time she has delivered and managed over 25 research projects for a range of organisations including the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), the Housing Corporation, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), the Countryside Agency, the Social Exclusion Unit, Shelter, Crisis and various local authorities.
Much of Kesia's research activity has focused on groups experiencing disadvantage in the housing market, alongside a developing strand of work exploring immigration and social cohesion at the neighbourhood level. She has a long history of researching the experiences and needs of vulnerable and 'hard-to-reach' groups including hidden homeless populations, rough sleepers, people with mental ill health, and gypsies and travellers.
More recently, Kesia has been involved in a stream of work exploring the situations and experiences of new immigrants, and the relationship between new immigration, social cohesion and neighbourhood change.
Kesia has authored numerous policy orientated reports and articles in professional journals, as well as papers in peer-reviewed academic journals and edited books.
Research interests
Kesia's research interests are broadly focused on population group and geographical housing disadvantage and inequalities. More specifically, her interests include
- homelessness
- gypsies and travellers
- the housing needs of other vulnerable and marginalised groups
- the neighbourhood experiences of new immigration
- social cohesion and neighbourhood change
Current research projects
Please contact me for further details about these research projects and for summaries of the findings.
2010–11 Hidden Homelessness, Crisis. Role - project director
2010–2012 Evaluation of Small Projects Funded by the European Integration Fund, the European Refugee Fund and the Return Fund, UK Border Agency. Role - case study manager
2010–2012 Evaluation of the National Community Cohesion Strategy for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government. Role - process evaluation manager
Selected reports (2001 onwards)
Please contact me for further details about these research projects and for summaries of the findings.
Batty, E. and Reeve, K. (2011) The Hidden truth about Homelessness: experiences of single homelessness in England. London: Crisis.
Reeve, K., Batty, E. and Casey, R. (2010) The Housing Needs and Experiences of Homeless Women Involved in Street Sex Work in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Reeve, K., Batty, E. and Casey, R. (2010) The Housing Needs and Experiences of Homeless Drug and Alcohol Users in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Reeve, K., Casey, R., Batty, E. (2010) The Housing Needs and Experiences of Homeless People with a History of Violent Behaviour in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Reeve, K., Batty, E., Casey, R., Green, S. (2010) The Homelessness Journeys of Homeless People with Complex Needs in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Fletcher, D., Gore, T., Reeve, K. and Robinson, D. (2008) Social housing and worklessness: Qualitative research findings. Research Report No. 521. London, DWP.
Fletcher, D., Gore, T., Reeve, K. and Robinson, D. (2008) Social housing and worklessness: Key policy messages. Research Report No 482. London: DWP.
Brown, P., Condie, J., Hunt, L., Powell, R. and Reeve, K. (2008) North and North East Lincolnshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment. Salford, SHUSU.
Niner, P., Brown, P., Hunt, L., Powell, R. and Reeve, K. (2008) South East Plan Partial Review: Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople. Birmingham, CURS.
Reeve, K. with Goudie, R. and Casey, R. (2007) Homeless Women: Homelessness Careers, Homelessness Landscapes. London, Crisis.
Robinson, D., Reeve, K. and Casey, R. (2007) The Housing Pathways of New Immigrants. York, Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Niner, P., Brown, P., Hunt, L., Powell, R. and Reeve, K. (2007) Preparing Regional Spatial Strategy Reviews on Gypsies and Travellers by Regional Planning Bodies. Wetherby, CLG.
Reeve, K., Casey, R. and Goudie, R. (2006) Homeless Women: Still being Failed yet Striving to Survive. London, Crisis.
Robinson, D. and Reeve, K. (2006) Neighbourhood Experiences of New Immigration: Reflections on the Evidence Base. York, Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Cole, I., Robinson, D., Champion, T., Reeve, K., Bennington, J., Coward, S., Goudie, R. and Hickman, P. (2006) A Review Of The Evidence Base On Frequent Moving Among Disadvantaged Groups. A Report to the Social Exclusion Unit. Sheffield, CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University/Social Exclusion Unit.
Robinson, D., Reeve, K., Bennington, J. and Coward, S. (2005) Minority Ethnic Housing Experiences in North Lincolnshire. Sheffield, CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University/North Lincolnshire Council.
Bennington, J., Cole, I., Coward, S., Hall, M., Hickman, P., McCoulough, E., Powell, R. and Reeve, K. (2005) Understanding Housing Market Change in NDC Areas - NDC Research Report 61. Sheffield, CRESR/NRU.
Robinson, D., Coward, S., Fordham, T., Green, S. and Reeve, K. (2004) How Housing Management Can Contribute to Community Cohesion Coventry, CIH.
Cole, I., Hickman, P. and Reeve, K. (2004) Interpreting Housing Market Change: The Case of Leeds. Sheffield, CRESR.
Reeve, K. with Coward, S. (2004) Life on the Margins: The Experiences of Homeless people Living in Squats. London, Crisis/Countryside Agency.
Cole, I., Hickman, P. and Reeve, K. with McCoulough, E. and Lister, D. (2003) The Leeds Housing Market: Perceptions of Change. Sheffield, CRESR.
Casey, R., Coward, S., Fordham, T., Hickman, P., Reeve, K. and Whittle, S. (2003) The Housing Market Impact of the Presence of Asylum Seekers in NDC Areas - NDC Research Report 24. Sheffield, CRESR/NRU.
Nixon, J., Blandy, S., Hunter C., and Reeve, K. (2003) Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in Mixed Tenure Areas. London, ODPM.
Robinson, D. and Reeve, K. (2002) Homelessness and Rough Sleeping in North Lincolnshire. Sheffield, CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University.
Cole, I., Hickman, P. and Reeve, K. (2001) On-the-Spot Housing Management: An Evaluation of Policy and Practice. London, ODPM.
Academic publications (2001 onwards)
Reeve, K (2009), De Britse kraakbeweging, 1968-1980 [The UK Squatters' Movement, 1968-1980], Kritiek. Jaarboek voor socialistische Discussie en Analyse 2009, pp. 135-157
Casey, R., Goudie, R. and Reeve, K (2008) 'Homeless Women in Public Spaces: Strategies of Resistance, Housing Studies 23:6, pp899 - 916
Reeve, K, (2008) New Immigration and Neighborhood Change, In: Robinson, D. and Flint, J. (Eds.) Community Cohesion in Crisis? New Dimensions of Diversity and Difference. Bristol, Policy Press.
Reeve, K. and Robinson, D. (2007) Beyond the multi-ethnic metropolis: minority ethnic housing experience in small town England. Housing Studies, 22 (4), pp. 547-571.
Reeve, K. (2005) Squatting Since 1945: The Enduring Relevance of Material Needs. In: Somerville, P. and Sprigings, N., Housing and Social Policy. London, Routledge.
Harrison, M. and Reeve, K. (2002) Social Welfare Movements and Collective Action: Lessons from Two UK Housing Cases. Housing Studies, 17 (5), Sep 2002.
Recent conference and seminar papers
Please contact me for a copy of the following
Casey, R., Goudie, R. and Reeve, K. (2007) Resistance and Identity: Homeless Women's use of Public Spaces in England. Workshop 6 - Welfare Policy, Homelessness and housing Exclusion, ENHR Conference, Rotterdam, 25–28 June.
Reeve, K. and Robinson, D. (2007) The Housing Pathways of New Immigrants: A Sheffield Case Study. CRESR Seminar Series, Sheffield Hallam University, 7 November 2007.
Reeve, K. (2007) Homeless Women: Still Being Failed yet Striving to Survive. Homeless Link Annual Seminar, 21 March 2007.
Reeve, K. and Robinson, D. (2006) Minority Ethnic Housing Experiences Beyond the Multi-ethnic Metropolis. Workshop 10 - Minority Ethnic Groups and Housing: Perceptions and Perspectives, ENHR International Conference, Lubljana, Slovenia, 2–5 July 2006.
Reeve, K. and Robinson, D. (2006) The Neighbourhood Experiences of New Immigration. National Housing Federation Annual Conference, Birmingham ICC, 21 September 2006.
Cole, I., Reeve, K. and Robinson, D. (2006) Ethnicity, Housing Market Change and Community Cohesion. The Housing Studies Association Spring Conference, University of York, 19–20 April 2006.
Reeve, K. (2004) Squatting in Britain: Problem, Symptom or Solution? Centre for Housing Policy Seminar Series, University of York, 22 February 2005.
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