Staff Biography


	Dr Kerris COOPER Research Fellow
	Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6673 Email: k.m.cooper@lse.ac.uk STICERD , 32L 3.33 B Personal WebSite
Biography: Kerris is experienced in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Her research has focused on poverty and inequality in the UK, including the relationship between poverty and child and adult outcomes across a range of domains. Her thesis explored the relationship between poverty, maternal mental health and parenting. Kerris’ more recent work has evaluated to what extent social policies have managed to reduce inequalities including in the areas of social security, employment and physical safety. Research Interests: The relationship between poverty and child development The relationship between poverty and adult well-being The relationship between economic hardship, maternal mental health and parenting Social security policies and welfare reform The role of social policies in exacerbating or alleviating inequalities Unequal risks of violence, including by gender, age and ethnicity Current Research Projects: Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes in a Changing Britain Selected Publications: ‘Are poor parents poor parents? The relationship between poverty and parenting among mothers in the UK’ Cooper, K (2020) ‘Are poor parents poor parents? The relationship between poverty and parenting among mothers in the UK’, Sociology 'Does Household Income Affect children’s Outcomes? A Systematic Review of the Evidence' Stewart, K and Cooper, K (2020) ‘Does household income affect children’s outcomes? A systematic review of the evidence’, Child Indicators Research ‘What will ‘taking back control’ mean for social policy in the UK? Brexit, public services and social rights’ Stewart, K, Cooper, K and Shutes, I (2020) ‘What will ‘taking back control’ mean for social policy in the UK? Brexit, public services and social rights’ Journal of European Social Policy ‘Making sense of the social policy impacts of Brexit’ Hantrais, L, Stewart, K, and Cooper, K (2019) ‘Making sense of the social policy impacts of Brexit’. Contemporary Social Science, 14(2), 242-255. ‘The biggest gang’? Police and people in the 2011 England riots Newburn, T, Diski, R, Cooper, K, Deacon, R, Burch, A and Grant, M (2016) ‘"The biggest gang"? Police and people in the 2011 England riots’, Policing and Society, 28 (2) "The best three days of my life”: pleasure, power and alienation in the 2011 riots’ Newburn, 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. 'Shopping for Free? Looting, Consumerism and the 2011 Riots' Newburn, T, Cooper, K, Deacon, R and Diski, B (2015) ‘Shopping for free?: looting, consumerism and the 2011 England riots’, British Journal of Criminology, 55 (5) STICERD/CASE Publications: The National Living Wage and falling earnings inequality Kerris Cooper, Abigail McKnight, March 2020 Paper No' CB 38: Read Abstract \| Full paper Physical safety and Security: Policies, spending and outcomes 2015-2020 Kerris Cooper, Nicola Lacey, August 2019 Paper No' SPDORP05: Read Abstract \| Paper 1 \| Paper 2 What does Brexit mean for social policy in the UK? An exploration of the potential consequences of the 2016 referendum for public services, inequalities and social rights Kerris Cooper, Isabel Shutes, Kitty Stewart, February 2019 Paper No' SPDORP03: Read Abstract \| Paper 1 \| Paper 2 City-region devolution in England Kerris Cooper, Ceri Hughes, Ruth Lupton, Sian Peake-Jones, November 2018 Paper No' SPDORP02: Read Abstract \| Full paper CASE Annual Report 2017 Kerris Cooper, Abigail McKnight, May 2018 Paper No' CASEreport 117: Read Abstract \| Full paper Paper copy now out of print. Does Money Affect Children's Outcomes? An update Kerris Cooper, Kitty Stewart, July 2017 Paper No' CASE/203: Full paper CASE Annual Report 2016 Kerris Cooper, Kitty Stewart, March 2017 Paper No' CASEreport 112: Full paper Does money in adulthood affect adult outcomes? Kerris Cooper, Kitty Stewart, December 2015 Paper No' CASEreport 096: Read Abstract \| Paper 1 \| Paper 2 Paper copy now out of print. Does money affect children's outcomes? Kerris Cooper, Kitty Stewart, October 2013 Paper No' CASEreport 080: Read Abstract \| Full paper