Dr Akile Ahmet

Academic qualifications

PhD, MSc, BA (hons) Queen Mary, University of London

Profile

I am currently employed as a postdoctoral research fellow on a Leverhulme funded project entitled ‘caring amongst ethnic minority communities’ alongside Professor Christina Victor. I have previously worked at Goldsmiths, University of London on a Department of Health funded project entitled  ‘progression and diversity of social work students’.

Admin responsibilities

MSc Supervisor in Public Health

Research interests

My research interests are primarily in the field of race, ethnicity, youth and ageing and family.

Research centres

• Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies (BIAS)

Research projects and grants

ESRC Seminar series 2012-2014: Ageing, Race and Ethnicity with Professor Christina Victor , Dr Deborah Cairns, Dr Wendy Martin, Professor Vanessa Burholt and Dr Karan Jutlla: £17,000 (http://sites.brunel.ac.uk/ageingandethnicity)

Goldsmiths, University of London £1500 outputs and toolkit development funding

Department of Health Funding for project: Progression and Diversity of Social Work Students

Other publications

Ahmet, A. and Caballero, C. (in progress) “Mixed race male, mixed race female”: Gendering mixedness’ Identities

Bernard, C. and Ahmet, A. (forthcoming – corrections in progress) ‘Reflections on Researching Marginalised and Stigmatised Identities’ International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Ahmet, A. (2013) ‘Spaces of home for young men of mixed race’ Urban Studies Special Issue: Urban Spaces for young people

Fairtlough, A., Fletcher, J., Bernard, C. and Ahmet, A. (2012) ‘Black and ethnic minority social work students’ experiences of practice learning: understanding differential progression rates’ Journal of Social Work

Fairtlough, A.,Fletcher, J., Bernard, C. and Ahmet, A. (2012)’Experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual students on social work programmes: Developing a framework for educational practice’ British Journal of Social Work 42 (1):

Bernard, C., Fairtlough, A., Fletcher, J. and Ahmet, A. (2011) ‘Progression and Diversity amongst social work students’ A report for the Department of Health.

Ahmet, A. (2011) Understanding early years intervention: a critique of the Allen Report. A report to Catch 22

Ahmet, A. (2006) Evaluation of the needs of Tower Hamlets youth service provision with a focus on racial inclusion.

Ahmet, A. (2006) ‘Young men of mixed descent at home’ in Blunt, A. and Dowling, R. Home . Routledge, London

Ahmet, A. (2003) ‘Gender and bodily performance in the space of the department store: conducting ethnographic research’ in Blunt, A. et al (eds) Cultural Geography in Practice. Arnold, London.