Kerris Cooper Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

I am one of two main analysts based at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion working on a Nuffield funded project 'Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes in a Changing Britain'. The central research question 'is: What progress has been made in addressing social inequalities through social policies?The project spans 10 policy areas. My own work with colleagues has focused on Brexit, social security policies, employment, physical safety and security (including violent crime) and public attitudes.My role involves quantitative analysis of multiple datasets as well as analysis of policies and public expenditure, presenting findings to multiple audiences, writing academic articles, reports and summaries.Academic articles based on this work:Hantrais, L., Stewart, K., and Cooper, K. (2019). Making sense of the social policy impacts of Brexit. Contemporary Social Science, 14(2), 242-255.Stewart, K., Cooper, K. and Shutes, I. (forthcoming) ‘What will ‘taking back control’ mean for social policy in the UK? Brexit, public services and social rights’ Journal of European Social PolicyOther outputs from this work:McKnight, A and Cooper, K (6 March 2020) ‘The National Living Wage and falling earnings inequality’ CASE Brief 38, London: Centre for Analysis of Social ExclusionCooper, K and Lacey, N (November 2019) ‘The Conservatives' Record on Physical Safety and Security’ SPDO Research Summary 5, London: Centre for Analysis of Social ExclusionCooper, K., and Lacey, N. (2019) ‘Physical safety and Security: Policies, spending and outcomes 2015-2020’ Social Policy and Distributional Outcomes Research Paper 5, London: Centre for Analysis of Social ExclusionStewart, K., Cooper, K., and Shutes, I. (2019) ‘What does Brexit mean for social policy in the UK?’ Social Policy and Distributional Outcomes Research Paper 3, London: Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion

London, United Kingdom

I worked on two systematic reviews with Dr. Kitty Stewart, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. We have since updated this with the latest evidence here http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/dps/case/cp/casepaper203.pdf Both reviews evaluated the evidence from all OECD countries which tested whether money itself has a causal impact on people's outcomes. The first review 'Does Money Affect Children's Outcomes? A Systematic Review' focused on children's outcomes and considered a range of secondary questions including whether or not the impact of money is greatest for those at the bottom of the income distribution and what possible mechanisms explain the relationship between money and children's outcomes. The full report is available at https://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/default/files/jrf/migrated/files/money-children-outcomes-full.pdf and a shorter blog at http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/investing-in-services-is-not-enough-raising-incomes-is-vital-to-improve-childrens-outcomes/ The second report 'Does Money in Adulthood Affect Adult Outcomes' evaluated the evidence on the causal effects of income in relation to a range of adult outcomes including physical and mental health, subjective wellbeing and relationship satisfaction. The full report is available here https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/does-money-adulthood-affect-adult-outcomes#jl_downloads_0

London, United Kingdom

I worked on 'Reading the Riots' as part of a small analyst team under the guidance of Professor Tim Newburn. In partnership with the Guardian newspaper the study sought to uncover the causes of the riots of 2011 to inform policy recommendations and debate.I was involved in both phases of the research, analysing 270 qualitative interviews with people involved in the riots, as well as interviews with police officers and lawyers, conducting some of these interviews myself. I also worked with journalists to communicate the findings of the research and reviewed articles before publication. Publications based on this research:Newburn, T. and Cooper, K. and Deacon, R. and Diski, B. (2015) Shopping for free?: looting, consumerism and the 2011 England riots British Journal of Criminology, 55 (5). 987-1004. ISSN 0007-0955Newburn, T. and Diski, R. and Cooper, K. and Deacon, R. and Burch, A. and Grant, M. (2016) "The biggest gang"? Police and people in the 2011 England riots Policing and Society. ISSN 1043-9463Newburn, T., Deacon, R., Diski, B., Cooper, K., Grant, M. and Burch, A. (2016) ‘"The best three days of my life”: pleasure, power and alienation in the 2011 riots’, Crime, Media, Culture.

West Sussex, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

I worked as a free-lance researcher contracted by Training Attention to evaluate a piloted course for long-term unemployed people.For this I conducted semi-structured telephone interviews, content analysis of findings and presentation and reporting of results.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Social Policy

‘Poverty and Parenting in the UK’ - a quantitative study of the relationship between economic hardship (including low income, debt.

Master Of Science (Msc), Social Policy (Research), Distinction

Including modules in Quantitative Analysis, Research Design and Qualitative Methods. Core module in Social Policy Research and a research.

Bachelor’S Degree, Sociology And Philosophy, First Class

Activities and Societies: Elected Welfare Officer 2009 - 2010. This involved two main roles: firstly being a point of contact for students.