Dr Alison McInnes

Associate Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

Alison is a Faculty Director of International Recruitment and Development with the specific remit for India and Bangladesh and the Programme Lead for the Joint Honours degree programme delivered by Kaplan HE Institute (a Collaborative Ventures partner) in Singapore.

She has taught in the United States, Tajikistan and across mainland Europe and facilitates Erasmus Teacher and Student Mobility Exchanges, as well as study visits.

Campus Address

Room H010, Coach Lane Campus East
Benton, Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7XA

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Key Publications

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The Digital Turn in Social Work Education and Practice, Toros, K., Falch-Eriksen, A., Lehtme, R., Saia, K., McInnes, A., Soppitt, S., Oswald, R., Walker, S. 27 Sep 2023, Smart Learning Ecosystems as Engines of the Green and Digital Transition, Singapore, Springer
Navigating the choppy waters to Nirvana: A critical reflective account of caring for ageing parents in the fourth age, McInnes, A. Oct 2022, In: Ageing and Society
Practitioner perspectives on child feeding in Uganda: community engagement through the Global Agenda, McBride, A., Graham, P., Mugyisha , A., McInnes, A. 28 Dec 2022, In: Practice
Drinking games among university students in five countries: Participation rates, game type, contexts, and motives to play, McInnes, A., Blackwell, D. 1 Aug 2021, In: Addictive Behaviors
Learning from others: A critical reflection on an international study programme, McInnes, A., Goss, J., Fisher, H., Brockman, R. Jan 2019, In: International Social Work
Tajikistan: Social work, conflict and change in a post-soviet independent state, McInnes, A. 2019, Social Work and Political Conflict. , London, Taylor & Francis
Involving Communities Overseas in their Social Work Education, McInnes, A. 2018, Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference, Canterbury Christchurch University.
What it means to be a Franchise Student of a UK University in Singapore., McInnes, A. Jul 2018, Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2018, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Self-reported Perceptions of Weight and Eating Behavior of School Children in Sunderland, England, McInnes, A., Blackwell, D. 14 Feb 2017, In: Frontiers in Public Health - Obesity
Cultivating Social Workers’ virtue ethics via Service Users’ Biographies, in an age of austerity., McInnes, A. Jul 2016, Joint World Conference on Social Work Education and Social Development 2016, Seoul, South Korea.

PGR Supervision

Sandra Moran A qualitative exploration across five countries of the pre-drinking (PD) experiences of first year undergraduate (UG) students studying professional programmes. Start Date: 01/10/2022

Qualifications

Social Work PhD June 30 2001
Social Worker General Social Care Council (GSCC) 2013

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