Alexandra Chapman

Alexandra Chapman is an Early Career Researcher and Lecturer at Ulster University School of Applied Social and Policy Studies. She is currently Year Two Tutor for Health and Social Care Policy and Social Policy students. 

Her PhD research, supported by the ARK Ageing Programme explored and examined how adopting a person-centred policy might impact adult social care provision in Northern Ireland for older users. 

Alexandra is passionate about social policy and is a member of ARK (Northern Ireland's Social Policy Hub). She is also an active member of the Social Policy Association and is currently Membership Secretary.

More recently, Alexandra was appointed to the Office for Research Ethics Committees Northern Ireland. 

She was also one of two UK postgraduates selected to take part in the Social Policy Association Insight into Publishing Scheme being run with the journal  Social Policy and Society. The scheme is designed to give postgraduate researchers a better understanding of the process and requirements of publishing in an established Social Policy journal.

Previously, Alexandra worked as a Research and Policy Officer in the voluntary sector in Northern Ireland, researching childcare and family policy from 2018 - 2021.