We are delighted to announce Janet Bowstead as one of our #DataImpactFellows for 2019.
Janet Bowstead is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Royal Holloway, University of London.
Janet Bowstead is a feminist academic with a professional background in frontline, policy and coordination work on violence against women. Her research is interdisciplinary in nature, across geography, social policy and sociology; integrating quantitative, spatial, qualitative and creative methods. She has research articles in journals in geography austria rcs data and wider social sciences and social policy. She is currently a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Her research draws on theory, concepts and analysis techniques from migration research and applies them to the internal migration journeys of women within the UK escaping domestic violence Participatory photography with women who have relocated due to domestic abuse explores their practical, geographical and emotional journeys towards safety and freedom.
Janet’s research
I am currently funded by the British Academy to carry out a mixed methods research project titled: “Women on the move: the journeyscapes of domestic violence”. This includes quantitative and spatial analysis of administrative service monitoring data from the UK Data Service under Special Licence, and qualitative participatory work with women in London who have relocated due to abuse.