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Emma McLorie

Emma McLorie

  • Position: Research Fellow
  • Areas of expertise: Qualitative research, sociological methods, ethnography, health research, children's health, palliative care, hospital, home care research, social care, and policy research.
  • Email: E.V.McLorie@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 7552
  • Location: Worsley Building, Level 10
  • Website: Bluesky | LinkedIn | ORCID

Profile

I am a qualitative researcher based at the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds after joining as a Research Fellow in 2024. I have an academic background in Sociology and Health Sciences, my PhD research focused on hospital discharge practices and housing support schemes. It used institutional ethnography and PAR.

Previously, I worked at the University of York as a Research Associate leading on a project focused on understanding more about Models of Care for Children with Medical Complexity in the UK. I also worked on the ENHANCE study, a study focused on end-of-life care for Infants, Children and Young People. During this time, I led on the qualitative data collection and analysis.

As part of my current role at University of Leeds, I work as part of the Nurturing Innovation in Care Home Excellence in Leeds (NICHE-Leeds) partnership, a partnership between care organisations and University of Leeds (with Leeds Beckett University). The NICHE-Leeds partnership aims to enhance quality of life, care, and work for those living and working in care homes. I work primarily on The MEND study, a 24-month study focusing on attracting, recruiting and retaining more male care workers in social care.

I have an interest in social care and healthcare research with a focus on workforce, end-of-life care and palliative care.

Research interests

Qualitative research, qualitative methods, social care research, healthcare research. 

Qualifications

  • Sociology Degree (First)
  • PhD in Health Sciences