Steven Markham
Bsc (Hons), MA Social Research
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Postgraduate research student
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I became interested in social research and impacts on health and wellbeing during my ten year career in Public Health departments using strategic approaches in Health Promotion with the NHS.
Before this I worked in chemical and pharmaceutical industries and later with a social enterprise conducting Community Development.
Now, as an academic, I am keen to publish research with practical application for end users and impact for beneficiaries.
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- Qualifications
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Awards
Poster Prize winner, British Sociological Association (BSA), Annual Conference, Aston University, Birmingham, 6th - 8th April 2016, for Markham, S. and White, A. (2016). Evaluation of an intervention for men experiencing angry emotions and violent behaviour. http://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/2568/
University of Leeds, School of Sociology and Social Policy Award: School Excellence for Best Overall Dissertation for Dissertation Title: “Shedding Our Troubles: A realist investigation into a Men’s Shed – a community space for men” for academic year 2015/16.
University of Leeds, School of Sociology and Social Policy Award: Fiona Williams Prize for Critical Analysis of Inequalities in a Postgraduate Dissertation for Dissertation Title: “Shedding Our Troubles: A realist investigation into a Men’s Shed – a community space for men” for academic year 2015/16.
- Research interests
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Title of PhD: Men’s Sheds – How a gendered community intervention can impact health and wellbeing
My research interests are in mental health, emotional health and wellbeing, which link to the social model of health and wider social inequalities. I have conducted research into people seeking support with angry emotions and how holistic approaches can reduce anger, abuse and violence. I am interested in gender equity and health and how men’s health can be enhanced with benefits for individuals as well as families and communities.
Men’s Sheds came to my attention in 2007 when I was working as a Health Promotion Specialist. My award winning Masters in Social Research dissertation investigated a Men’s Shed in the Republic of Ireland. The data suggested that men’s wellbeing was enhanced by regular participation in their local Men’s Shed.
- Teaching interests
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For the last six years I have lectured on Public Health topics, such as, Community Health, Psychosocial Context of Health, Professional Practice and Health Communication. I have taught undergraduate levels 4, 5 and 6 as well as postgraduate students on courses such as, MSc in Public Health, MA Social Work, BA Childhood Studies and BSc Dietetics.
- Key publications
Markham, S. (2017). A realist evaluation of an intervention for men experiencing angry emotions and/or violent behaviour, at British Sociological Association (BSA), Annual Conference, University of Manchester, Manchester: Papers, 4th - 6th April 2017.
Markham, S. (2017). Men’s Sheds – places and spaces for marginalised masculinities in later years, at British Sociological Association (BSA), Annual Conference, University of Manchester, Manchester: Papers, 4th - 6th April 2017.
Markham, S. (2016). A realist evaluation of a Men’s Shed: Improvements in participant’s emotional health and mental wellbeing, at British Sociological Association (BSA), Medical Sociology (MedSoc) Annual Conference, Aston University, Birmingham: Paper, 7th - 9th September 2016.
Markham, S. (2016). A review of academic literature on Men’s Health and Men’s Sheds at Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness (FSHI), Masculinities, roles and transitions: diversity and well-being in the unfolding of men’s lives conference, University of Leeds, Leeds: Poster, 25th May 2016. http://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/3018/
Markham, S. and White, A. (2016). Evaluation of an intervention for men experiencing angry emotions and violent behaviour at British Sociological Association (BSA), Annual Conference, Aston University, Birmingham: Poster, 6th - 8th April 2016. http://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/2568/