Research: Cath Williams - Migration - loss - separation and Trauma

Cath Willams is based at Nottingham University where she lectures
on their social work programmes.


In this episode, we hear more about her ver political family and
how she became politicised.  Her lengthy career and practice
interests


Cath completed her PhD exploring the impact of migration on
family relationships. She is particularly interested in the
separation and reunification of Caribbean families.  I
cannot wait to read it!


Cath's research presentations include:


Keynote Speaker, Title: 'Policy and perspective on
Migration'. International Conference on Perspectives of
Asylum, Refuge and Migration, 3 - 6 December 2019. University of
Derby, College of Health and Social Care with Early Childhood
Studies, Institute of Education, Multifaith Centre and European
partners

Research Seminar, Title: Windrush is not History: The Past in
the Present. School of Sociology and Social Policy, 23 October
2019, University of Nottingham

Conference Presentation, Title: Bringing History to Life:
Collaborative Engagement with Older African Caribbean
Women'. East Midlands Doctoral Network Postgraduate Research
Conference, 11 September 2019, University of Derby

Conference Presentation, Title: 'Migration, Memory and
Mothering'. The Born Yesterday Conference, September
5-6, 2019, University of Nottingham, UK

Unpublished Conference Paper, Title: The Use of
Critical Race Theory as an Approach in Social Research. British
Sociological Association Postgraduate Research Symposium.
University of Durham, 2017.

Images of Blackness Conference Paper (unpublished).
Title: Focus Groups as a method of exploring the migration
experiences of first-generation African Caribbeans. University of
Newham, September 2013

Unpublished Conference Paper: Theme: Health and Wellbeing in
Society - Title: Migration and Attachment: The Impact of
separation on attachment relationships in first and
second-generation Caribbean families. The East Midland
Universities PGR Students' Conference, University of Nottingham,
2012

Past Research



Cath was the supervisor on an Oral History Project recording
interviews with 1st generation African Caribbean older people in
Bradford between 1986-88.


 


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