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Reader in Social Work, University of York

Dr Martin Webber is a registered social worker with experience of working with adults with mental health problems or a learning disability. He completed his PhD at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and moved to the University of York in September 2012. His research interests lie primarily in the development and evaluation of social interventions for people with mental health problems. This includes primary epidemiological or methodological work; ethnographic work to develop intervention models; and experimental work to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. He is Director of the Centre for Mental Health Social Research at the University of York. He blogs in a personal capacity at http://martinwebber.net/

Experience

  • 2012–present
    Reader in Social Work, University of York
  • 2010–2012
    Lecturer in Social Work, King's College London

Education

  • 2013 
    King's College London, PGCert in Academic Practice
  • 2009 
    King's College London, PhD
  • 2003 
    King's College London, MSc in Mental Health Services Research
  • 1999 
    Royal Holloway, University of London, MSc in Social Work
  • 1999 
    Royal Holloway, University of London, Diploma in Social Work
  • 1994 
    University of York, BA (Hons) in History