Personal profile
Research interests
My research interests are in: i) family care, with a particular focus on international comparative work; ii) lifecourse research, especially with respect to the impact of family histories on later life health and wellbeing; and more recently on iii) lifelong disabilities, the impact of lifelong disorders on the health and wellbeing of affected individuals and their families.
Research interests (short)
family care; lifecourse; older people; lifelong disabilities; support; co-residence; kin availability; proximity; health and wellbeing.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Associations of non-employment with common mental disorder subcomponents among working age population: Analysis of national data from 1993, 2000, 2007 and 2014
Perera, G., Jayapala, K. T. D. D. P., Khondoker, M., Glaser, K., Di Gessa, G. & Stewart, R., Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 71, 2, p. 404-413 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can long-term care insurance reduce catastrophic health and long-term care expenditures among older adults? A quasi-experimental study in China
Long, C., Yang, W. & Glaser, K., 3 Jun 2025, In: European Journal of Ageing. 22, 1, 25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does social health insurance influence cognitive impairments among older people? Evidence from longitudinal surveys in South Korea and China
Long, C., Yang, W. & Glaser, K., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Aging and Social Policy. 37, 3, p. 395-410 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Employment Responses to a Partner’s Disability Onset (“Care Shocks”): Do Working Conditions Matter?
Beaufils, C., Baumberg Geiger, B. & Glaser, K., 30 Apr 2025, In: Journals of Gerontology Series. B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 80, 4, p. 1-11 gbae208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Grandparental childcare and subjective well-being: The role of activities and reasons for care
Glaser, K. & Di Gessa, G., 28 Feb 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 366, 117711, 117711.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)66 Downloads (Pure)
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ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health-Transition Funding
Morgan, C. (Primary Investigator), Das-Munshi, J. (Co-Investigator), Fisher, H. (Co-Investigator), Geiger, B. (Co-Investigator), Glaser, K. (Co-Investigator), Hatch, S. (Co-Investigator), Kienzler, H. (Co-Investigator), Marlow, S. (Co-Investigator), Pollitt, A. (Co-Investigator) & Sweeney, A. (Co-Investigator)
ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
1/05/2025 → 30/04/2028
Project: Research
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Trajectories: The social science of developmental pathways to health from preconception to childhood in South Africa
Pentecost, M. (Primary Investigator) & Glaser, K. (Co-Investigator)
1/02/2021 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research
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Understanding mental health in the UK welfare system: representations of distress among benefit claimants and implications for assessment and support
Glaser, K. (Primary Investigator), Irvine, A. (Co-Investigator) & Pollitt, A. (Co-Investigator)
ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
1/04/2023 → 30/09/2024
Project: Research
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Understanding the impact of higher education expansion policy on women’s empowerment
Glaser, K. (Primary Investigator) & Li, L. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/2023 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research
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ORA (Round 5): How are varying care systems associated with inequalities in care and wellbeing in later life?
Glaser, K. (Primary Investigator) & Avendano Pabon, M. (Co-Investigator)
ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
1/04/2019 → 30/09/2022
Project: Research
Activities
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International brainstorming workshop on grandparent care
Glaser, K. (Invited speaker)
3 Sept 2013 → 6 Sept 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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ESRC Secondary Data Analysis Initative Two Day Networking Event
Glaser, K. (Invited speaker)
6 Jun 2013 → 7 Jun 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Department of Social Work and Social Administration Seminar
Glaser, K. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
19 Mar 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Grandparenting in Europe: End of project conference, Europe House, Westminster
Glaser, K. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
15 Mar 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Grandparenting in Europe: Advisory Group Meeting, Calouste Gublenkian Foundation
Glaser, K. (Organiser)
14 Mar 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Datasets
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Additional file 1: of Clinical service use as people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder transition into adolescence and adulthood: a prospective longitudinal study
Eklund, H., Cadman, T., Findon, J., Hayward, H., Howley, D., Beecham, J., Xenitidis, K., Murphy, D., Asherson, P. & Glaser, K., figshare, 11 Jul 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3616397_d1
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