Joy Spiliopoulos

Dr Joy Spiliopoulos holds a PhD in Applied Social Science (Sociology) from Lancaster University. She has worked for academic institutions in the UK (University of Leicester, Lancaster University, and Sheffield College) and China (University of Nottingham Ningbo China, and Zhejiang University) and taught in the subject areas of sociology, international relations, criminology, gender studies, qualitative research methods. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She has worked on a number of collaborative projects funded by NGOs and government bodies (NIHR, ESRC, DFID, Oxfam, UK Home Office, local authorities). Joy's research focuses on issues of migration, gender, racism, exploitation and discrimination, UK race relations, social and health inequalities, adult social care, and others, using primarily feminist theory (intersectionality, critical feminist theory). Much of her work has focused on the positioning of migrant nurses, care workers and domestic workers, in the NHS and the social care sector, in the UK and elsewhere (the Philippines), and more recently on the retention and recruitment of migrant NHS nurses post-Brexit. She has a particular interest in social impact, public engagement and co-creation with stakeholders.