Overview
I am a researcher and social entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in working with young people and vulnerable populations living in marginalised and underserved contexts.
I am a Research Associate at CASCADE on the evaluation of the Welsh Government's Basic Income Pilot for Care Leavers. I am completing my doctoral research at the University of Bath, studying the effects of WorkFREE, a basic income 'plus' pilot, on experiences of dignity, freedom and decent work for the urban poor in south India.
My other research areas include social policy, voting behaviour and political participation, transitions and support in higher education and labour, and the care economy.
I am also the co-founder of Spinning Wheel Leadership Foundation that works with adolescents and young people in tribal parts of India to build 21st century life skills.
Publication
2024
- Westlake, D. et al. 2024. The basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot evaluation: Protocol of a quasi-experimental evaluation. PLoS ONE 19(10), article number: e0303837. (10.1371/journal.pone.0303837)
- Holland, S. et al. 2024. Basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot evaluation: annual report, 2023 to 2024. Welsh Government. Available at: https://www.gov.wales/basic-income-care-leavers-wales-pilot-evaluation-annual-report-2023-2024
Articles
- Westlake, D. et al. 2024. The basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot evaluation: Protocol of a quasi-experimental evaluation. PLoS ONE 19(10), article number: e0303837. (10.1371/journal.pone.0303837)
Monographs
- Holland, S. et al. 2024. Basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot evaluation: annual report, 2023 to 2024. Welsh Government. Available at: https://www.gov.wales/basic-income-care-leavers-wales-pilot-evaluation-annual-report-2023-2024
Biography
PhD International Development and Social Policy, Dept of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath [2024 (Expected)]
MA Governance, Development and Public Policy, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex [2019]
Professional memberships
Co-Convenor, Qualitative Research Doctoral Community of Practice, University of Bath
Technical Advisor, Transgenders Basic Income Project, Anveshi Research Centre
Committees and reviewing
Member, Ethics Review Committee, Dept of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath