Dr Lesley Hoggart
Professional Qualifications:
PhD Goldsmiths College, University of London, 1998
MSc Politics and Sociology, Birkbeck College, University of London, 1986
BSc (ECON), London School of Economics, University of London, 1983
Job Title:
Principal Research Fellow
Head of Sexual Health Research and Training Group
Visiting Research Fellow, Policy Studies Institute.
Department: Centre for Applied Social Research
Personal Profile:
Lesley is a principal Research Fellow in the School of Health and Social Care at Greenwich University. She joined the University from the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) in September 2009. Her recent research has focused on sexual and reproductive health, in particular that of young people; and welfare to work evaluations. Her other research experience includes family planning, termination of pregnancies, maternal health and refugees and asylum-seekers.
Although primarily a qualitative researcher, Lesley also specialises in mixed methods process studies of randomised controlled trial, and quasi-experimental, evaluations. Her most recent project is a London Sexual Health Programme funded project on LARC adherence amongst young women. She also has experience of training and mentoring community and peer researchers.
Lesley’s publications include work on sexual health, teenage pregnancy, poverty and work; as well as on research methodologies.
Research Interests: sexual health; abortion ; contraceptive choices; reproductive rights; feminist methods and methodologies.
Current and recent projects:
Pan-London research on understanding LARC adherence amongst young women. London Sexual Health Programme (2010/11). Principal Investigator.
Evaluating sexual health outreach services for socially excluded young people. Funded by Greenwich Research and Enterprise (2010/11). Principal Investigator
Pan-London teenage pregnancy research on under-18 abortion and repeat abortion. Government Office for London (2008/9), A case study approach with qualitative methodology involving interviews with multiple stake-holders. Project Leader.
Recent Publications:
Hoggart, L. and Phillips, J. (2011) ‘Teenage pregnancies that end in abortion: what can they tell us about contraceptive risk-taking?’ Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 37 pp. 97-102. Young People In London. Abortion and Repeat Abortion.
Hoggart, L. and Phillips, J. (2010) Young People in London: abortion and repeat abortion research report. Government Office for London.
Ray K, Hoggart L, Taylor R, Vegeris S, Campbell-Barr V, 2009, "Rewarding responsibility? Long-term unemployed men and the welfare-to-work agenda" Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, doi: 10.1068/c0852. Available at: http://www.envplan.com/abstract.cgi?id=c0852
Hoggart, L., Parson, C., MacKinnon, K., Ray, K., Taylor, R. and Vegeris, S. (2008) London Student Pledge Evaluation. Research Report DCSF-RW074.
Miller, C., Bewley, H., Campbell-Barr, V., Dorset, R., Hamilton, G., Hoggart, L., Marsh, A., Ray, K., Riccio, J., and S., Vegeris, S. (2008) Implementation and second-year impacts for the long-term unemployed in the UK Employment Retention Advancement (ERA) demonstration. Research Report no. 520, CDS: Leeds.
Walker, R., Hoggart, L. and Hamilton, G. (2008) ‘Observing the Implementation of a Social Experiment’, Evidence and Policy, Vol 4, No 3. pp 183-203.
Walker, R., Hoggart, L. and Hamilton, G. (2008) "Random Assignment and Informed Consent: A Case Study of Multiple Perspectives", American Journal of Evaluation, 29(2): 156-174.
Bradford, M., Hoggart, L. and Young, D. (2007) The sexual health needs of unaccompanied minors in Enfield and Haringey, Enfield and Haringey Teenage Pregnancy Partnership.
Hoggart, L. (2007) ‘Young women, sexual behaviour and sexual decision-making’ in eds. Thom, B., Sales, R. and J. Pearce, Growing Up with Risk, The Policy Press. ISBN 978-1-86134-731-2, pp. 185-202.
Hoggart, L., Campbell-Barr, V., Ray, K. and Vegeris, S. (2006) Staying in work and moving up: Evidence from the UK Employment Advancement and Retention (ERA) Demonstration. Department for Work and Pensions, Research Report no. 381. ISBN: 1-84712-088-1
Hoggart, Lesley (2006). ‘Risk: Young Women and Sexual Decision-Making’ [55 paragraphs]. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research [On-line Journal], 7(1), Art. 28. Available at: http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs-texte/1-06/06-1-28-e.htm
Hoggart, L., with Nasserzadeh, S. and Shamash, M. (2006) Young People, Sex and Choices: Haringey Case Study, Middlesex University and Haringey Teenage Pregnancy Unit.
Hoggart, Lesley (2006) Sexual health. In: Fitzpatrick, Tony and Manning, Nick and Midgely, James and Kwon, Huck-ju and Pascall, Gillian, (eds.) International encyclopedia of social policy. Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 0415258960
Hoggart, L. (2005) ‘Neoliberalism, the new right and sexual politics’, in Saad Filho, A. and Johnston, D. (eds) Neoliberalism – a critical reader, Routledge, ISBN 0-7453-2298-0, pp. 149-155,.
Hek, R. and Hoggart, L. (2004) Young Women, Sex and Choices: Telford Case Study, Middlesex University and Telford and Wrekin Primary Care Trust, ISBN: 1 85924 171 9.
Hoggart, L. (2002) Feminist Campaigns for Birth Control and Abortion Rights in Britain, The Edwin Mellen Press. 292pp. ISBN 0-7734-6868-4.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Member of the Programme Development Group for National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence: NHS provision of contraceptive services for socially disadvantaged young people (up to the age of 25).