Dr Alex Vickery
Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Practice
Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy
Overview
Alex teaches on the BSc Health and Social Care and BSc Sociology and Social Policy programmes, as well as the MRes Social Policy/ Education.
Before coming to Cardiff Metropolitan University, Alex worked as a researcher at the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, on different health and social care related research projects. Alex has a PhD from Cardiff University which examined men’s mental health, with specific focus on help seeking and coping with distress. In 2021, Alex was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), School for Social Care Research to explore older men’s mental health and use of community support groups.
Alex’s areas of interest are:
- Men’s mental health and masculinities
- Loneliness and isolation
- Community and peer support and health and social care services
- Wellbeing of diverse population groups, including older adults.
Research Publications
The role of built environments and use of communal spaces in helping facilitate social connections of older people living in housing with care schemes
Powell, J., Willis, P., Cameron, A., Vickery, A., Johnson, E. K., Beach, B. & Smith, R. C., 2 Aug 2024, In: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults. 25, 3, p. 220-231 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring the Characteristics of Men Aged 55+ Who Use Mental Health Community Care and Support Services: A Secondary Analysis of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Study in England
Vickery, A., 18 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Aging and Health. 37, 1-2, p. 64-74 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
“There isn't anybody else like me around here”: the insider-outsider status of LGBT residents in housing with care schemes for older people
Willis, P., Beach, B., Powell, J., Vickery, A., Cameron, A. & Smith, R., 18 May 2023, In: Frontiers in Sociology. 8, 1128120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Older men’s informal coping practices for maintaining mental wellbeing: the importance of social connections and community groups
Vickery, A., 30 Mar 2023, Ageing, Men and Social Relations: New Perspectives on Masculinities and Men’s Social Connections in Later Life. Policy Press, p. 105-120 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on older residents' social connections and everyday wellbeing within housing schemes that provide care and support in England and Wales
Vickery, A., Willis, P., Powell, J., Beach, B., Cameron, A., Johnson, E. & Smith, R., 9 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Aging Studies. 65, 101126.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Impact of Living in Housing With Care and Support on Loneliness and Social Isolation: Findings From a Resident-Based Survey
Beach, B., Willis, P., Powell, J., Vickery, A., Smith, R. & Cameron, A., 29 Sept 2022, In: Innovation in Aging. 6, 7, igac061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
‘It’s made me feel less isolated because there are other people who are experiencing the same or very similar to you’: Men’s experiences of using mental health support groups
Vickery, A., 16 Mar 2022, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 30, 6, p. 2383-2391 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Loneliness, coping practices and masculinities in later life: Findings from a study of older men living alone in England
Willis, P. & Vickery, A., 26 Jan 2022, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 30, 5, p. e2874-e2883Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Caring, old age, and masculinities: Men's experiences of caring and maintaining social connections in later life
Willis, P., Vickery, A. & Symonds, J., 2022, Men and Welfare. Tarrant, A., Ladlow, L. & Way, L. (eds.). 1st Edition ed. London: RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Diversity in Care Environments: Learning Resource tool
Willis, P., Powell, J., Vickery, A., Cameron, A. & Johnson, E., 2022, Housing Learning and Improvement Network.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report