Profile
Mrs Evgenia Stepanova
Biography
I joined the School of Applied Social Sciences in 2010 when I was awarded a Durham Doctoral Studentship. Currently, I am approaching the end of my second year as a doctorate student. Prior to studying in Durham University, I graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance in Russia.
Between 2006 and 2008 I participated in a social project which developed social advertising for looked after children as well as promoted the practice of adoption in a children’s home in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Since 2009 I am a member of the two largest Non-Governmental Organisations in Saint-Petersburg named “Petersburg’s Parents” and ‘Step Forward’ which work closely with looked after children. See www.otkazniki-spb.ru/en/ and www.shag-navstrechu.ru .
Field of study
I am studying existing infrastructure and use of the institutional child care system in Russia. My research focuses on the investigation of critical factors which determine the looked after children’s well-being in the environment of children’s homes in St. Petersburg. Additionally, my study aims to explore the meaning of being looked after for children in Russia.
Research Interests:
Research with looked after children
Residential care for children
Research with care leavers
Child development
Interventions with children and young people
Teaching Activities
2011-2012: ‘Crime, Power and Social Inequalities’ module, seminar leader (Level 2)
Research Groups
School of Applied Social Sciences
- Policy, Professions and Communities