Publications

Imposter participants in synchronous qualitative research : a systematic scoping review

Husted Margaret, Dowrick Anna, Porter Robert, Velo Higueras Maria, Whitmore Carly, Evered Jane, Kennedy Megan, Scott Shannon D

International Journal of Qualitative Methods Vol 24 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251342542

Non-compulsory care for children and young people : learning from research on Section 25 arrangements. What next for Scotland?

Lough Dennell Brandi Lee, Porter Robert B, Anderson Micky

Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care Vol 23, pp. 73-85 (2024)

Growing Up in Kinship Care

Soraghan Joanna, Porter Robert Benjamin

(2024)

https://doi.org/10.7488/era/5083

Non-compulsory care of children and young people in Scotland : Learning from experience of section 25

Porter Robert Benjamin, Lough Dennell Brandi Lee, Anderson Micky

(2024)

Evaluation of the Lifelong Links trial in Scotland

Porter Robert, Fowler Nadine

(2024)

Exploring the Experiences of Children in Kinship Care in Scotland: A Sequence Analysis of Care Journeys, Characteristics and Outcomes

Soraghan Joanna, Porter Robert Benjamin

International Journal of Population Data Science Vol 9 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v9i5.2601

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Research Interests

Research interests include legal empowerment and access to justice, specifically how/if people use and experience legal structures. In particular interest in the Children's Hearings System, it's operation and efficacy.

Professional Activities

Cross-Faculty Connections: Growing Networks and Building Opportunities with and for Children and Young People

Participant

26/2/2026

Meeting the needs of children and families transitioning to adult services

Speaker

12/6/2025

Undertaking and using social policy research to inform and influence policy and practice

Speaker

4/7/2024

Child Protection and Practice (Journal)

Editorial board member

1/3/2024

Youth (Journal)

Peer reviewer

10/11/2023

Child Protection and Practice (Journal)

Associate Editor

1/6/2023

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Projects

Challenging Justice Inequalities. Co-producing change with children in conflict with the law

Vaswani, Nina (Principal Investigator) Donnelly, Michelle (Co-investigator) Porter, Robert Benjamin (Co-investigator) Taylor, Yvette (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2026

The Voice and Inclusions Project - Recommendations and Action Planning

Porter, Robert Benjamin (Principal Investigator) Young, Emma (Co-investigator)

The VIP work sought to address this using a participative research approach through which children and young people could share their knowledge and views to inform policy and practice improvements within the Hearings System. The work of the VIP project began in the spring of 2021 with funding to continue until spring 2023. In 2021 CELCIS applied to the HaSS knowledge exchange funding call to support the development of these recommendations into actionable plans for implementation. In December 2021 CELCIS were awarded £12, 148.89 through the HaSS knowledge exchange funding on the ‘impact case study development grants’ pathway. The VIP recommendations work ran through July and August 2022.

03-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023

Improving experiences of non-compulsory care in Scotland: Section 25

Porter, Robert Benjamin (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2028

Children's Services Reform Research study

Ottaway, Heather (Principal Investigator) Porter, Robert Benjamin (Co-investigator) McTier, Alexander (Co-investigator) Anderson, Micky (Co-investigator) Young, Emma (Co-investigator) McIver, Leanne (Co-investigator) Fowler, Nadine (Co-investigator) Mackinnon, Kate (Co-investigator) Soraghan, Joanna (Co-investigator) Manole, Mihaela (Co-investigator)

A research project commissioned by Scottish Government with the aim of gathering evidence to inform decision-making about how best to deliver children's services in Scotland in light of the proposed introduction of the National Care Service

01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023

Non-compulsory care for children and young people in Scotland: Learning from experiences of Section 25

Porter, Robert Benjamin (Principal Investigator) Lough Dennell, Brandi Lee (Researcher) Anderson, Micky (Researcher)

01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2024

Section 25 in Scotland: Learning from use, understanding, and experience

Porter, Robert Benjamin (Principal Investigator) Lough Dennell, Brandi Lee (Academic)

01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2024

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