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Rebecca E Lacey
City St George's, University of London, University College London
Research areas: Social Sciences · Sociology and Political Science · Child Abuse and Trauma · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Child Welfare and Adoption
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About
I am a social epidemiologist who applies a lifecourse approach to understanding how the family social environment affects children and young people's health over the lifecourse. Particular areas of interest are: young caring, childhood adversities, health inequalities, children and young peoples' (mental) health and educational inequalities
Employment
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City St George's University of London Reader in Social and Lifecourse Epidemiology2023 - Present
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UCL Honorary Associate Professor2023 - 2026
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UCL Associate Professor in Lifecourse Epidemiology2022 - 2023
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UCL Lecturer in Quantitative Methods and Social Epidemiology2020 - 2022
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UCL Co-Director of MSc Social Epidemiology2018 - 2023
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UCL Senior Research Fellow2016 - 2019
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UCL Research Fellow2012 - 2016
Education
Education history is unavailable.
Projects & Funding
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Increasing young carer support within schools City St George's, University of London2026 - 2026
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Centre for Policy and Innovation Bryson2026 - 2029
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Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity ESRC2024 - 2029
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Long-term effects of being a young carer in the UK Nuffield Foundation2023 - 2026
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Physical punishment and child outcomes in the UK Nuffield Foundation2023 - 2025
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Maternal disability and newborn discharge to child protective services (CPS): A mixed-methods study Natural Environment Research Council2022 - 2023
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International Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health (ICLS) Legacy Economic and Social Research Council2022 - 2027
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Inequalities in informal caregiving over the adult life course in Europe: social participation, health and the influence of Covid-19 Economic and Social Research Council2021 - 2024
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Understanding the mental health needs of mothers who have experienced, or are at risk of experiencing, repetitive court proceedings. Economic and Social Research Council2020 - 2024
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Protective factors against mental health difficulties in adolescents exposed to adversity, a genetically sensitive approach. Economic and Social Research Council2020 - 2024
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Looked after children grown up: scoping study of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Longitudinal Census data Longitudinal Studies small grant scheme2019 - 2022
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International Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health: Transition Funding Economic and Social Research Council2018 - 2022
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Early life adversity and life course health: an investigation of adversity clustering and associations with health Economic and Social Research Council2018 - 2021
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Looked after children grown up Nuffield Foundation2018 - 2021
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Life course causes and consequences of caring: how do work and family histories influence caring, and how does caring influence health and well-being? Economic and Social Research Council2016 - 2017
Publications (131)
- Health behaviour changes around transitions into and out of unpaid caregiving in the UK: A longitudinal study Save
- The association between employment and family histories and caregiving in later life. European findings based on SHARE and ELSA Save
- Caregiving transition trajectories and health behaviours: a latent class analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study Save
- Violence prevention through legislative change: Qualitative insights on ending the physical punishment of children in the UK Save
- Potentially modifiable mediators of the association between child abuse and dementia Save
- Young carers and educational attainment in late adolescence: a nationally representative analysis of post-16 education in England Save
- Young carers’ mental health: variation by gender, ethnicity, income and peer, school or social support Save
- Adverse childhood experiences and adolescent externalizing and internalizing problems in the ELSPAC-CZ cohort Save
- Association between Sandwich Care Provision and Mental Health among Adults: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis Save
- Association between becoming a carer in later life and changes in the trajectory of cognitive function: results from the English longitudinal study of ageing Save
- The association between adverse experiences throughout the life-course and risk of dementia in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Save
- Young carers and inequalities in educational attainment and school engagement: Evidence from the UK household longitudinal study linked to the national pupil database Save
- Young carers’ mental health during and after the Covid-19 pandemic: variation by gender, ethnicity, income and peer, school or social support Save
- Care provision and social participation among older adults in Europe: longitudinal evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Save
- Experience of racism in young people and future mental health in England: longitudinal analysis from the Next Steps Study Save
- Gender inequalities in care across long-term care public spending systems in Europe: evidence from the European Health Interview Survey Save
- Non-employment over the working life: Implications for cognitive function and decline in later life Save
- Changes in life satisfaction, self-esteem, and self-rated health before, during, and after becoming a young carer in the UK: a longitudinal, propensity score analysis Save
- Young carers and education: an analysis of how caring influences educational attainment Save
- Do mental and physical health trajectories change around transitions into sandwich care? Results from the UK household longitudinal study Save