Section: Research Student Profiles

Fiona Morrison

Name
Fiona Morrison
Organisation
Social Policy, School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
Address
Centre for Research on Families and Relationships 23 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh UK EH8 9LN
E-Mail
URL
http://www.socialpolicy.ed.ac.uk/student_profiles/morrison_fiona
Fiona Morrison

Qualifications

Fiona has an undergraduate degree in Community Education from the University of Dundee and an MSc in Childhood Studies from the University of Edinburgh.

Working Title

Children’s perspectives of contact with a non-resident parent where there is history of domestic abuse

Supervisors

Fran Wasoff and Kay Tisdall (academic supervisors) and Cheryl Stewart (Scottish Women’s Aid)

Research Interests

Fiona was awarded a CASE ESRC studentship with Scottish Women’s Aid and the Centre for Research in Families and Relationships (CRFR). Her postgraduate research focuses on children’s views and experiences of contact where there is history of domestic abuse and of contact policy and legislation.  

She has held a variety of posts in the voluntary sector. Prior to undertaking this studentship, she worked at Scottish Women’s Aid as a Children’s Policy Worker.

Publications

Morrison, F. and Wasoff, F. 'Child contact centres and domestic abuse - victim safety and the challenge to neutrality'. Violence Against Women, Special Issue on Transdisciplinarity. forthcoming

Tisdall, K. and Morrison, F. (forthcoming) 'Children's Participation in Court Proceedings when Parents Divorce or Separate: Legal Constructions and Lived Experiences'  in Freeman, M. (ed)  Law and Childhood Studies Current Issues Volume 14'

Morrison, F. and Wasoff, F. (forthcoming) The use of child contact centres when there is history of domestic abuse. Edinburgh: Scottish Government 

Smith, C., Grimes, M., Morrison, F. Houghton, C. and Stafford, A. (2008) Consultation with Children and Young People with Experience of Domestic Abuse on The Scottish Government National Domestic Abuse Delivery Group Draft Proposals. Edinburgh: Scottish Government 

 


 

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