Overview
Profile summary
Professional memberships
- Academy of Integrated Health Medicine
- American Public Health Association
- Council on Social Work Education
- National Communication Association
- Social Work England
- Society for Social Work Research
Roles on external bodies
- Public Health Specialist, Cornwall County Council | 2025-present
- Public Health Specialist, Plymouth City Council | 2024-present
- United Kingdom Regional Network, International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience | 2023-present
- Research Fellow, The Center for Child Welfare Education and Research, Western Kentucky University | 2021-2023
- American Psychological Association
- American Public Health Association
- British Journal of Social Work
- Children and Youth Services Review
- European Journal of Social Work
- Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance
- Journal of Child Maltreatment
- Journal of Children and Youth Services Review
- Journal of Health and Human Service Organizations: Leadership & Governance
- Journal of Psychology and Sexuality
- Journal of Public Mental Health
- Journal of Social Work
- Public Library of Science (PLoS ONE)
Supervised research degrees
Previous Ph.D. Students
- Munira Khan | Graduated 2025
Current Ph.D. Students
- Kristen William | 2025-present
- Leetice Taylor | 2025-present
- Uyi Egbobamwonyi | 2025-present
- Alex Burgess | 2024-present
- Bushra Shakeel | 2023-present
Pre-Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship (PLAF)
- Rachel Cox | 2024-2025
I am interested in working with doctoral student in my areas of interest and/or methodological expertise.
Teaching interests
- Innovative and creative research methodologies
- Applying information communication technology to social work: Practice and research
- An introduction to research methods for students
- Introduction to contemporary social work
- Stress prevention, reduction, and management
- Simulation in contemporary education
Additional information
- Nancy Bailey Award, Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association | 2021
- Community Award, The Ohio State University, College of Social Work | 2020
- Community Award, The Ohio State University, College of Social Work | 2018
Academic qualifications
Doctorate, PhD Social Work, Ohio State University
2017 → 2022
First Degree, The Open University
Other higher degree (e.g. Masters degree), University of Plymouth
External positions
Public Health Specialist, Cornwall County Council
1 Jun 2025 → …
Public Health Specialist, Plymouth City Council
1 Dec 2024 → …
Editorial Board, Critical Public Health
2024 → …
Regional Network, International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience (INQYR)
26 Aug 2022 → …
Research Affiliate, Western Kentucky University
2021 → 2023
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 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Examining the feasibility and acceptability of an online mindfulness-based stress reduction program for frontline child protection social workers in England
Beer, O., McInroy, L. B., Hefner, J. & Beer, S., 12 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Public Child Welfare. p. 1-21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring stress, coping, and health outcomes among social workers
Beer, O. W. J., Phillips, R. & Quinn, C. R., 4 Mar 2021, In: European Journal of Social Work. 24, 2, p. 317-330Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the impact of work-related stress and stress alleviation strategies among child welfare workers in children’s advocacy centers
Beer, O., Phillips, R. J., Letson, M. M. & Wolf, K. G., 24 Oct 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper (not formally published) › peer-review
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An evidence review of Technology Enabled Social Care in the UK: Report for Cornwall Health Determinants Research Collaboration
Asthana, S., Loizou, M., Varga, M., Beer, O., Baxter, R. & Green, K., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) Health Determinants Research Collaboration Cornwall. p. 1-63 71 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceedings published in a book
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Creative Solutions Forum: An Evaluation of Impact and Learning
Wallace, G., O'Connor, A., Beer, O. & Coombs, J., 15 Apr 2026, NIHR: Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Plymouth. 31 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
Theses
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Predictors of and Causes of Stress Among Social Workers: A National Survey
Beer, O. (Author), Asthana, S. (Director of Studies (First Supervisor)), Sept 2016Student thesis: ResM
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The Sequel to the Prequel: A Novel and Cautious Approach to Curating Mindful Child Welfare Workers and Addressing the Stress Phenomenon within England’s Child Protection System
Beer, O. (Author), Gregoire, T. (Director of Studies (First Supervisor)), McInroy, L. (Other Supervisor), Karandikar, S. (Other Supervisor) & Hefner, J. (Other Supervisor), 2022Student thesis: PhD