Biography

Jo Moran-Ellis joined the Department in April 1992. She was previously senior research officer at Hampshire Social Services Department, and prior to that held several research posts. She specialises in the sociology of childhood, and methodological issues in social research.

Research Interests

Her research interests cover issues in integrating methodologies in multiple methods research, qualitative methodology, the study of childhood, child protection, and children's mental health services. She is currently working with colleagues on research into children and resilience. 

Publications

Books
Hutchby, I & Moran-Ellis, J (eds) (2001) Children, Technology & Culture: The Impact of Technologies in Children's Everyday Lives. Falmer Press.

Hutchby, I & Moran-Ellis, J (eds) (1998) Children and Social Competence: arenas of action. Falmer Press.

Journal Articles (Refereed)
Moran-Ellis, J. (forthcoming) ‘Reflections on the sociology of childhood in the UK’ in D. Buehler-Niederberger & R. Sirota (eds) Current Issues

Bateman, P and Moran-Ellis, J (2007) ‘The science in the intelligent design debate: teach it like it is’ South African Journal of Science 103, July/August 2007.

Moran-Ellis, J. and Venn, S. (2007) ‘The Sleeping Lives of Children and Teenagers: Night-Worlds and Arenas of Action’, Sociological Research Online, 12(5), http://www.socresonline.org.uk/12/5/9.html.

Shepherd, R., Barnett, J., Cooper, H., Coyle, A., Moran-Ellis, J., Senior, V., & Walton, C. (2007). ‘Towards an understanding of British public attitudes concerning human cloning’. Social Science & Medicine 65, 377-392.

Bateman, P and Moran-Ellis, J (2007) ‘is intelligent design science, and does it matter?’ Verbum et Eclesia 28(1) pp1-18.

Moran-Ellis, J, Alexander, V, Cronin, A, Dickinson, M, Fielding, J, Sleney, J, and Thomas, H (2006) Triangulation and Integration: processes, claims and implications Qualitative Research, vol. 6(1) 45-59.

Moran-Ellis, J and Cooper, G (2000) ‘Making Connections: Children, Technology, and the National Grid for Learning' Sociological Research Online 5(3).

Cohen, S, Moran-Ellis, J & Smaje, C (1999) ‘Children as informal interpreters in GP consultations' Sociology of Health and Illness 21(2):163-186.

Moran-Ellis, J & Fielding, N (1996) ‘A National Survey of The Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse' British Journal of Social Work 26:337-356

Hayes, BC & Moran-Ellis, J (1995) ‘Party Identification and Attitudes Towards Homosexuals in Great Britain ' International Journal of Public Opinion Research 7(1):23-39

Chapters in Edited Collections
Moran-Ellis, J. And Suenker, H (2008) ‘Giving Children a Voice: Childhood, Power and Culture’ in J. Houtsonen and Ari Antikainen (Eds) Symbolic Power in Cultural Contexts: uncovering social reality. pp75-92. Netherlands: Sense Publishing.

Alexander, V.; Thomas, H.; Cronin, A.; Fielding, J.; Moran-Ellis, J. (2008) ‘Mixed methods’ in N. Gilbert (ed) Researching Social Life. Chapter 7; pp 126-144. 3rd edition. London: Sage

Cronin; A. Alexander, V.; Fielding, J.; Moran-Ellis, J. and Thomas, H. (2008) ‘The Analytic Integration of Qualitative Data Sources’ in P. Alasuutari; L.Bickman; J.Brannen: The Sage Handbook of Social Research Methods. Page: 572 572–584. London: Sage.

Moran-Ellis, J & Cooper, G (2001) Making Connections in the UK : Children, Technology, and the National Grid for Learning' Proceedings of the 5 th International Symposium on Asian Youth Macau: International Sociological Association/Direccao Dos Servicos De Educacao E Juventude, Macau .

Hutchby, I & Moran-Ellis, J (1998) ‘Situating children's competence' in Hutchby & Moran-Ellis (eds) Children and Social Competence Falmer Press

Moran-Ellis, J (1995) ‘Close to Home: The Experience of Researching Child Sexual Abuse' in M. Hester, L Kelly & J Radford Women, Violence and Male Power Open University Press

Moran-Ellis, J (1995) 'Practitioner Research and Evaluation: asking questions' in D. Godson (Ed) Developing Practitioner Evaluation and Research Information Management for the Probation Service Hampshire Probation Service ISBN 1 85975 076 1

Reports and other publications
Armstrong, V., Barnett, J., Cooper, H., Monkman, M., Moran-Ellis, J., & Shepherd, R. (2007). Public attitudes to research governance: A qualitative study in a deliberative context. London: The Wellcome Trust.

ESRC End of Award Report, March 2006: Investigating Practice and Process in Integrating Methodologies: A Demonstrator. Reference H333250054. Link to http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/index.aspx.

Moran-Ellis, J, Kent, A, Simmonds, R and Sleney, J (2002) Evaluation of Primary Mental Health Workers in Surrey. Report to Surrey County Council and Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services Strategy Group. Department of Sociology, University Of Surrey and SSMR. Download the Executive Summary.

Clarke, A., Moran-Ellis, J. & Sleney, J. (2002) Attitudes to Date Rape and Relationship Rape: A Qualitative Study. Sentencing Advisory Panel Research Report 2, May 2002. Sentencing Advisory Panel.

Moran-Ellis, J (2001) Book Review International Journal of Social Research Methodology 4(1):82-83

Moran-Ellis, J (1998) Book review essay Social Policy and Administration , March 1998, 32(1): pp87-93

Moran-Ellis, J (1998) Book review Sociological Review , 46(4): p852-4

Moran-Ellis, J; Stone, M & Wilkins, R (1993) Health Professionals and Child Protection: risk assessment and referral in physical abuse and neglect. Report to the Area Child Protection Committee, Surrey County Council.

Conroy, S; Fielding, N & Moran-Ellis, J (1991) End of award report: 'Child Sexual Abuse ' Economic & Social Research Council, April 1991.

Conference Papers and Seminars
Invited Papers
ESRC Seminar Series on Sociology and Sleep, Warwick University 5 June 2005. Paper presented: An exploration of children's sleeping and waking practices: reflections from an interdisciplinary study.

Intel sponsored Privacy Workshop (SF 5012) 28-29 April 2005: Reflections on Sociology of Childhood and Technology.

RC53 Sociology of Childhood conference, Wuppertal Germany, June 2005: Country Report on Sociology of Childhood in the UK.

ESRC Seminar Series on Children as Language Brokers – March 2005 – Language Brokering and the Sociology of Childhood

University of Southern California, October 2002 – Children and Technology in the UK: theory and research.

ESRC Seminar Series on Social Inclusion/Exclusion, December 2002 – Theorising the excluded child: thoughts from the margins

Making Connections in the UK: Children, Technology, and the National Grid for Learning’ Joint paper with Geoff Cooper, 5 th International Symposium on Asian Youth: Youth and Technology, Macau, December 2000.

Other Conference Papers
‘You can’t always get what you want ... but if you try can you get what you need?’ Authors: Jo Moran-Ellis, Victoria D. Alexander, Ann Cronin, Jane Fielding, Hilary Thomas. Paper presented by Jo Moran-Ellis to ERSRC Methods Festival, Oxford, June 2008.

‘Thinking reflexively about children and vulnerability’ . Author: Jo Moran-Ellis. Paper presented at European Sociological Association Conference, Glasgow, September 2007.

Children's nightworlds - civilising the tired body. RC53, ISA, Durban, South Africa, July 2006.

Using multiple methods to study vulnerability: asking questions in a local policy setting. Jane Fielding, Jo Moran-Ellis, Mixed Methods Conference, Homerton College, Cambridge University, July 2006.

Synergies and tensions in using multiple methods to study vulnerability - asking questions. Jane Fielding, Jo Moran-Ellis, Victoria Alexander, Ann Cronin and Hilary Thomas, Research Methods Programme, Manchester University, October 2005.

Children and sleep: material and discursive relations. Jo Moran-Ellis, ESA, Torun, Poland, September 2005.

Achieving integration in multi-method research - possibiities and hesitations. Jo Moran-Ellis, Victoria Alexander, Ann Cronin, Jane Fielding and Hilary Thomas, World Congress of Sociology Conference, Stokholm July 2005.

Children and Sleep. Childhoods 2005, Oslo, July 2005.

Multi-methods, triangulation and integration - different golas or just different terms? Jo Moran-Ellis, Victoria Alexander, Ann Cronin, Jane Fielding and Hilary Thomas, RC33 conference, Amsterdam August 2004.

Childhood Studies and Language Brokering ESRC Seminar series, Children and Adolescents as Language Brokers, Manchester Metropolitan University , October 2003. Invited speaker.

“Rape is rape”: a qualitative study of public perceptions of the crime of rape. Alan Clarke and Jo Moran-Ellis, British Criminology Conference, June 2003

Children and a social competence paradigm Seminar presentation, Department of Psychology, East London Campus, Rhodes University, East London, South Africa, April 2003

Theorising the excluded child: thoughts from the margins Invited speaker: ESRC Seminar Series on Social Inclusion/Exclusion, Edinburgh , December 2002

Children and Technology in the UK: theory and research. Invited speaker: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, October 2002

Children's rights in the medical setting. Invited speaker: Clinical Ethics Forum, University of Brighton, October 2002

Disconnecting Childhood – the challenges of Queer Theory, ISA 15 th World Congress, Brisbane, Australia, July 2002

Academic Constructions of Child Sexual Abuse: Losing Sight of the Feminist Gaze? ISA 15 th World Congress, Brisbane, Australia, July 2002

Queering Childhoods? August 2001, European Sociological Association, Helsinki

Reflections on academic approaches to child sexual abuse: power over mind and body? British Sociological Association, April 2001

Reflections on academic approaches to child sexual abuse: power over mind and body? Departmental Seminar, January 2001

Making Connections in the UK: Children, Technology, and the National Grid for Learning' Joint paper with Geoff Cooper, 5 th International Symposium on Asian Youth: Youth and Technology, Macau, December 2000

Opening up the machine: the articulation of technology and childhood in policy discourse (with Geoff Cooper) ESA 4 th European Conference of Sociology, Amsterdam, August 1999

Technologies in child protection - the body speaks even if the child is silent? Childhood Research and Policy Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education: Day Conference: The measurement of children: historical and contemporary perspectives April 1999

Documenting children's physical development: a methodology for analysing the textual recording of children's bodies. ISA 14 th World Congress, Montreal, Canada, July-August 1998

Written on the body: the ambiguity of evidence in child protection BSA Annual Conference, Edinburgh, April 1998

Health Professionals and Child Protection: a model to aid reflexive decision-making Royal College of Nursing, Child Protection Interest Group, Harrogate Annual Conference, 1996

Reflexive decision-making - Locating oneself in the process High Risk Factors in Child Protection, University of Cardiff, 1996

Reflexive analysis of qualitative data Nursing Research Conference, University of Bournemouth September 1995

Practitioner Research and Evaluation: Asking Questions So How Do You Know it Works? The Probation Service, 1995

Health Professionals and Child Protection: the impact of paramount issues on risk assessment and referral International Sociological Association, Bielefeld, Germany, 1994

Health Professionals' Assessment of Risk in Child Abuse South-West Thames Regional Health Authority Child Conferences, 1994

The Impact of Type of Homosexual Relationship and Gender on Attitudes Towards Lesbians and Gay Men (with Dr BC Hayes) British Sociological Association Annual Conference, University of Central Lancashire, 1994

Health Professionals and Physical Abuse: assessment and referral processes British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, 1994

Telephone interviewing: pragmatism and alienation British Sociological Association Annual Conference, University of Essex, 1993

The Differential Impact of Party Identification and Gender on Attitudes Towards Homosexuals (with Dr B C Hayes) Cambridge Stratification Group, Clare College, Cambridge University, 1993

Influencing Practice Through Research Social Services Research Group Professional Research Day, 1993

What is a joint investigation? - qualitative data on conceptual variations Invited speaker, Buckinghamshire College, Brunel University, 1993

Teaching

Level 3 option: Sociology of Childhood   

Professional Activities

Jo was elected Secretary to the Executive Committee of RC53, Sociology of Childhood, International Sociological Association from July 2002-2006. She organised and chaired a Childhood stream at ESA conferences in Murcia, Spain in 2003, Poland in 2005 and Glasgow 2007. Jo was also the organiser and chair of the 'Children and Difference' stream in Sociology of Childhood sessions of the ISA World Congress, Brisbane, Australia in 2002.

Visiting Scholar
Visiting Scholar, Norwegian Centre for Child Research (NOSEB) February 2006.

Invited speaker
Jo was an invited speaker at the following conferences in 2007-2008:

Munich – October 2007. Title: State, experts and privacy. Paper presented to German Sociological Association, Childhood and Youth section.

Wuppertal – February 2008: Title: Childhood Studies And The Critique Of Education? Paper presented at a conference on Bildung, Democracy and Social Change.

Dresden: Situating Children’s Competence. Paperpresented to the German Association of Educational Research Congress, March 2008

Manchester: Multiple & mixed methods approaches to vulnerability. Paper presented to Research methods Programme final conference.

Grants held / awarded

Recent

ESRC: Children and Urban Resilience. Grant Holders: Will Medd (Principal Investigator) (Lancaster University ); Kate Burningham (University of Surrey); Jo Moran-Ellis (University of Surrey); Sue Tapsell (Middlesex University). Award Ref : LXXX. Awarded January 2009. 

Children And Adolescent Mental Health Strategy Group, Surrey County Council and West Surrey Health Authority: Mapping services available to meet the mental health needs of children and young people with attention deficit disorder. Grant Holder: Jo Moran-Ellis with SSMR. Awarded 2007 with SSMR

Children And Adolescent Mental Health Strategy Group, Surrey County Council and West Surrey Health Authority: Mental Health Needs of Looked After Children.  Grant Holder: Jo Moran-Ellis with SSMR. Awarded 2006. 

Wellcome Trust: A qualitative study of public attitudes towards the governance of biomedical research. Awarded November 2005. Grant holders: Jo Moran-Ellis, Dick Shepherd (Principal Investigator), Julie Barnett and Helen Cooper.

Children And Adolescent Mental Health Strategy Group, Surrey County Council and West Surrey Health Authority: Mapping services available to meet the mental health needs of children and young people with learning disabilities. Grant Holder: Jo Moran-Ellis with SSMR. Awarded 2005

ESRC grant: Survey of Attitudes and Behaviours Towards Genomics.Grant holders:  Dick Shepherd (Principal Investigator) Julie Barnett; Adrian Coyle; Chris Fife-Schaw; Jo Moran-Ellis; Vicky Senior; and Patrick Sturgis. Award Ref : L145251005 Awarded October 2002

ESRC: Investigating Practice and Process in Integrating Methodologies: A Demonstrator Project (PPIMs). Grant holders: Jo Moran-Ellis (Principal Investigator); Victoria Alexander; Ann Cronin; Jane Fielding; and Hilary Thomas. Award Ref: H333250054. Awarded July 2002

Children And Adolescent Mental Health Strategy Group, Surrey County Council and West Surrey Health Authority: Evaluation of Primary Mental Health Worker Posts in Surrey. 6 month project. Grant Holder: Jo Moran-Ellis with SSMR. Awarded January 2002

Sentencing Advisory Panel: Attitudes Towards Date Rape and Relationship Rape: A Qualitative Study.. Grant Holders: Alan Clarke and Jo Moran-Ellis with SSMR. Awarded August 2001