Kyla Ellis
BA, PhD
Research Officer
kyla.ellis@employment-studies.co.uk
Kyla joined IES as a Research Officer in July 2024 following twelve years as an academic in higher education. Kyla completed a PhD in Social Policy at the University of Brighton in 2012 before going on to teach sociology where she focused on inequalities and parenting and covered areas such as work/life balance, the precariat and the impact of parenthood on work.
Kyla draws on her experience conducting social policy research with young parents where she has built a strong publication record. She specialises in qualitiative research and has utilised participant observation, focus groups, participatory research approaches and various interview techniques including narrative and life course interviewing.
Her main interests include equality and diversity issues, ‘education and the path to employment’, and ‘unemployment and welfare’.
Education
| 2012 | University of Brighton | PhD, Social Policy |
| 2008 | University of Brighton | PG Cert Research Methods |
| 2007 | University of Brighton | BA Hons Social Policy |
Career
| 2011-2024 | Sociology Lecturer and Researcher | University of Brighton |
Publications
Ellis-Sloan, K., 2022. Former Young Mothers’ Pathways through Higher Education: A chance to rethink the narrative. Educational Review, pp.1-19. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131911.2022.2044288
Ellis-Sloan, K., 2019. Teenage mothers in Later Life: Time for a second look. Journal of adolescence, 77, pp.98-107. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140197119301757
Ellis-Sloan, K. and Tamplin, A., 2019. Teenage Mothers and Social Isolation: The role of friendship as protection against relational exclusion. Social Policy and Society, 18(2), pp.203-218. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-policy-and-society/article/abs/teenage-mothers-and-social-isolation-the-role-of-friendship-as-protection-against-relational-exclusion/B5DD06C1013997C49D1B2338027360AD
Ellis-Sloan, K., 2018. Personal Decisions, Responsible Mothering: Un-picking Key Decisions Made by Young Mothers. In, Re/Assembling the Pregnant and Parenting Teenager: Narratives from the field, Kamp, A and, McSharry, M (Eds) Peter Lang: Oxford https://www.peterlang.com/document/1113191
Ellis-Sloan, K., 2015. Practising Care in Teenage Mother Support Groups. Critical Social Policy, 35(4), pp.535-555. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0261018315599457?casa_token=0RjdIa2cDWwAAAAA%3A9y0lyD92QQ11m6fw3GJuevCutxAQNFQDAVM-Zb3a9N4tyEjyoGWY9bLXBEky0uYbkzQgrQyUMng
Ellis-Sloan, K., 2014. Understanding Teenage Motherhood through Feminist Research: A reflection on the challenges. Athenea Digital. Revista de pensamiento e investigación social, 14(4), pp.129-152. https://cris.brighton.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/350331/understanding+teenage+motherhood+through+feminist+research.pdf
Ellis-Sloan, K., 2014. Teenage mothers, Stigma and their ‘Presentations of Self’. Sociological Research Online, 19(1), pp.16-28. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.5153/sro.3269?casa_token=rZyK7lunfMUAAAAA%3AztCV3S7EVdZCF0gEyDnApWAHm7ZE667FXC-lYXjitxFwF49mLrAXMcmPcpCeMHaf4nmISFgZKCQ