Dr Emma Ward a Research Fellow in Norwich Medical School, and is an Associate Tutor teaching on the SSF MRes programme. Dr Ward is an experienced mixed methods researcher and is passionate about improving outcomes for people through research. In 2016 she become a member of the UEA Addiction Research group working on studies focusing on smoking cessation. Dr Ward has a background in social work research and researching young people and vulnerable groups, drawing on experience contracted on various research projects within the UEA Centre for Research on Children and Families between 2006 and 2017.  Emma graduated in 2009 with a Social Science PhD from UEA and she was previously an undergraduate student on the UEA BSc Psychosocial Sciences programme.

Links

UEA Addiction Research

Centre for Research on Children and Families

Research Skills

UEA Projects:

Research application development of Vape+ a feasibility study of incentives to continue to use e cigarettes plus community based support in vape shops for tobacco smoking cessation and relapse prevention - 2019-2020 - Dr Caitlin Notley, Dr Emma Ward, Dr Pippa Belderson (Internal funding)

Project HATCH Staying Healthy AfTer Childbirth 2017 - 2019  - Dr Caitlin Notley, Dr Emma Ward, Dr Allison Kurti, Dr Claire Adams Spears, Dr Fiona Mitchell, Dr Angelos Kassianos, Dr Jamie Payton, Dr Dian Nostikasari

ECTra Electronic Cigarette Trajectories - 2016-2020 Dr Caitlin Notley, Professor Richard Holland, Dr Lynne Dawkins, Dr Emma Ward (Cancer Research UK)

Experiences and Identity Development of LGBTQ Young People in Care - 2014-2017 Dr Jeanette Cossar, Professor Gillian Schofield, Dr Emma Ward, Dr Pippa Belderson, Dr Birgit Larsson, Dr Julia Keenen, Dr Jane Dodsworth (ESRC)

Emotional Intelligence and Performance amongst Social Workers - 2014-2016 Dr Laura Biggart, Dr Emma Ward, Laura Cook (ESRC)

Children's and Adults' Reasoning About Death - 2016 Dr Georgia Panagiotaki, Dr Michelle Hopkins, Dr Gavin Nobes, Dr Emma Ward (internal funding) 

Evaluation of the Transitions and Mentoring Service at Break - 2013-2014 Professor Gillian Schofield, Dr Emma Ward, Dr Birgit Larsson (Esmee Fairbairn Foundation).

The Development of a Proposal to Evaluate the SafeBase Intervention - 2013-2014 Dr Beth Neil, Dr Emma Ward (Halley Stewart Trust)

Contact after Adoption: Stage 3 - 2012-2013 Professor Beth Neil, Dr Mary Beek and Dr Emma Ward (Nuffield Foundation). 

Looked after Children and Offending - 2010-2011 Professor Gillian Schofield, Dr Emma Ward. Dr Laura Biggart, Dr Vicky Scaife, Dr Jane Dodsworth, Dr Birgit Larsson, Dr Alice Haynes and Nigel Stone in partnership with TACT (Big Lottery Fund).

Care Planning for Permanence in Foster Care - 2008-2010 Professor Gillian Schofield, Dr Emma Ward, Dr Mary Beek (Nuffield Foundation).

Parents of Children Growing Up in Foster Care - 2008-2009  Professor Gillian Schofield, Dr Emma Ward, Julie Young, in partnership with the University of Bergen, Norway and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden (ESRC).

Permanence in Foster Care - 2006-2007 Professor Gillian Schofield and Dr Emma Ward, in partnership with BAAF and Fostering Network (Big Lottery Fund).

Prospective Adoptive Parents - 2003-2008 PhD thesis, supervised by Dr Beth Neil in partnership with BAAF.

I have taught research methods, developmental psychology, and interpersonal communication with undergraduate and postgraduate students.  I have also demonstrated research software to students and staff. In addition to group teaching, I have supervised student interns working on research studies.

UEA teaching programmes I have contributed to include:

MRes in Social Science

BSc Psychology
MSc Child and Family Research/Psychology
Faculty of Social Science Professional and Personal Development Postgraduate Training Programme
BSc Psychosocial Sciences