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Research assistant, Cardiff University

Dr Richard Gater is a research assistant at the Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE), Cardiff University. His research interests include gender, health and well-being, masculinities and social class.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Research assistant, Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE)
  • 2022–2023
    Postdoctoral research fellow, Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data

Education

  • 2023 
    Cardiff University, PhD Social Science
  • 2018 
    Cardiff University, Msc Social Science Research Methods
  • 2017 
    University of South Wales, BA (hons) Sociology with Criminology

Publications

  • 2023
    Amalgamated Masculinities: The Masculine Identity of Contemporary Marginalised Working-Class Young Men, Sociology
  • 2022
    ‘Dirty, dirty job. Not good for your health’: Working-Class Men and their Experiences and Relationships with Employment, Palgrave Macmillan

Professional Memberships

  • British Sociological Association