Dr Melanie McCarry
Senior Lecturer
Social Work and Social Policy (Subject)
Personal statement
Melanie’s areas of expertise is on men's violence against women, children and young people including abuse in young people’s intimate relationships; domestic abuse in same sex relationships, sexual and other forms of abuse towards and by staff and students in education settings; forced marriage; gender roles and relations; participatory methods; and research ethics. She has published widely and works closely with practitioners and activitists.
In addition to teching on the undergraduate BA Social Policy and MSc Social Policy programmes, Melanie is research active. She recently completed work on the Scottish Government funded research Equally Safe in Higher Education (ESHE) and Equaly Safe in Colleges and Universities (ESCU) which created a Toolkit for tackling gender based violence on campus. This Toolkit is freely available for all Scottish higher and further education instutions. The Scottish Government and Scottish Funding Council now require all Scottish univeristies to implement the Toolkit in their efforts to tackle gender-based violence.
Prize And Awards
- Principal’s Special Award
- Recipient
- 2021
- Strathclyde Medal Award
- Recipient
- 28/9/2018
Qualifications
- 2011-2012 Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of Bristol.
- Oct 00-Oct 03 Ph.D. School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol. Thesis: The Connection between Domestic Violence and Masculinity: What Young People Think. Funded: University of Bristol Scholarship
- Oct 99-Sept 00 M.Phil. (Distinction) Dept. of History with an Emphasis on the History of Medicine, University of Glasgow. Thesis: Medical and Social Attitudes Towards Women and Alcohol, 1875-1914. Funded: Wellcome Trust.
- Oct 96-July 99 B.A.(Hons) (First Class) Sociology and Social Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University. Dissertation: Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in Glasgow.
Publications
- The sound of misogyny : sexual harassment and sexual violence in the music industry
- McCarry Melanie, Kakela Emmaleena, Jones Cassandra, Manoussaki Kallia
- Journal of Gender-Based Violence (2023)
- The equality paradox : sexual harassment and gender inequality in a UK university
- McCarry Melanie, Jones Cassandra
- Journal of Gender Studies Vol 31, pp. 928-940 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2021.2007471
- The Significance of Culture in the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence in Universities
- McCarry Melanie, Jones Cassandra, Donaldson Anni
- Gender-based Violence in Higher Education: Theory, Policy and Practice (2021) (2021)
- Equally Safe on Campus : Research Report
- McCarry Melanie, Jones Cassandra, Kossurok Anke
- (2021)
- What helps? Mothers' and children's experiences of community-based domestic violence early intervention services
- McCarry Melanie, Radford Lorraine, Baker Victoria
- Child Abuse Review Vol 30, pp. 114-129 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2671
- [redacted – name of university 2]: RESEARCH REPORT Equally Safe on Campus.
- McCarry Melanie, Jones Cassandra
- (2020)
Research Interests
Melanie is co Primary Investigator (with Anni Donaldosn and Roisin McGoldrick) on a Scottish Government funded reseaarch project implemeting the Scottish Government Violencee Against Women and Girl's policy Equally Safe in higher and further education settings.
Professional Activities
- Engaging Men and Boys in the Prevention of Men’s Violence Against Women in the UK
- External Examiner
- 18/11/2019
- 3rd European Conference on Domestic Violence
- Participant
- 1/9/2019
- 3rd European Conference on Domestic Violence
- Participant
- 1/9/2019
- Nominated Isabelle Kerr for Honorary Degree
- Advisor
- 24/6/2019
- Young People and Domestic Abuse: The Changing Landscape
- Participant
- 1/3/2019
- Gender and Education Conference 2018
- Participant
- 9/12/2018
Projects
- Trigger Warnings?: Towards a trauma-informed curriculum in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Boyle, Karen (Principal Investigator) McCarry, Melanie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 29-Jan-2023
- Bullying and Harassment in the Music Industries
- McCarry, Melanie (Principal Investigator)
- £3150.00 funding secured to employ RA
- 02-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2022
- Understanding Forced Marriage MOOC Violence against Women
- Donaldson, Anni (Principal Investigator) McCarry, Melanie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2018 - 29-Jan-2020
- Equally Safe in Higher and Further Education
- Harris, Bernard (Principal Investigator) McCarry, Melanie (Co-investigator) McGoldrick, Roisin (Co-investigator) Pilkington, Kevin (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2016 - 30-Jan-2019
- Understanding Forced Marriage in Scotland
- McCarry, Melanie (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2015 - 31-Jan-2016
- Safer Together: Impact Evaluation
- McCarry, Melanie (Principal Investigator)
- Lancashire County Council. Line management of Research Associate (Dr Yeend) (2015-2016). £10,000.00
- 01-Jan-2015 - 31-Jan-2016
Contact
Dr
Melanie
McCarry
Senior Lecturer
Social Work and Social Policy (Subject)
Email: melanie.mccarry@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8744