Dr Cindy Corliss
Research Associate, CASCADE
- corlissc@cardiff.ac.uk
- 44 (0)29 2087 0192
- sbarc|spark, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a researcher in CASCADE, the Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre, here at Cardiff University. I am currently the Principal Investigator for an 18 month Health and Care Research Wales funded project which focuses on the online lives of looked after children in Wales.
Other research interests include cyberbullying, childhood mental health, young people and social media, and LGBT+ identities.
Biography
Education
- University of Glasgow (2012-2016) PhD in Education
- University of Glasgow (2010-2011) MSc in Education
- Anna Maria College (2000-2004) MEd in Elementary Education
- Clark University (1993-1997)- BA in Sociology
Academic Positions
- Research Associate- CASCADE, Cardiff University 2017-present
Publications
2024
- Maxwell, N. and Corliss, C. 2024. I am not going to lie; some people do not even want to talk: Co‐design with vulnerable groups affected by child criminal exploitation. Children & Society (10.1111/chso.12833)
2023
- Rees, A., Maxwell, N., Powell, J., Corliss, C., Khan, A. and O'Donnell, C. 2023. Fostering wellbeing: placing foster carers centre stage. Adoption and Fostering 47(4), pp. 453-470. (10.1177/03085759231208460)
- Roberts, L. M., Wood, S., Corliss, C. and Anthony, R. 2023. Exploring online experiences, cyberbullying and wellbeing for young people looked after in Wales: An analysis of the school health research network 2017/18 survey. Developmental Child Welfare 5(4), pp. 204-222. (10.1177/25161032231204967)
- Corliss, C. 2023. Selfies, Snapchat and keeping safe: Impressions of social media and cyberbullying from looked after children and young people with care experience in Wales. Adoption & Fostering 47(3), pp. 262-276. (10.1177/03085759231204060)
2022
- Westlake, D., Corliss, C., Thompson, S., Meindl, M., Diaz, C., Talwar, R. and Folkes, L. 2022. Devolved budgets in Children’s Social Care: A logic model based on three pilot evaluations. British Journal of Social Work 52(7), pp. 3999-4020. (10.1093/bjsw/bcac019)
- Corliss, C., Addis, S., El-Banna, A., Maxwell, N., Scourfield, J., Warner, N. and Williams, A. 2022. The views of local authorities in England on how to prevent children being in care. Child Care in Practice 28(4), pp. 576-592. (10.1080/13575279.2021.1975648)
2021
- Roberts, L., Rees, A., Mannay, D., Bayfield, H., Corliss, C., Diaz, C. and Vaughan, R. 2021. Corporate parenting in a pandemic: Considering the delivery and receipt of support to care leavers in Wales during Covid-19. Children and Youth Services Review 128, article number: 106155. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106155)
- Roberts, L., Mannay, D., Rees, A., Bayfield, H., Corliss, C., Diaz, C. and Vaughan, R. 2021. ‘It’s been a massive struggle’: Exploring the experiences of young people leaving care during COVID-19. Young 29(4S), pp. S81-S99. (10.1177/11033088211025949)
2020
- Roberts, L., Rees, A., Bayfield, H., Corliss, C., Diaz, C., Mannay, D. and Vaughan, R. 2020. Young people leaving care, practitioners and the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic: experiences, support, and lessons for the future. Project Report. CASCADE/Cardiff University.
- Maxwell, N. and Corliss, C. 2020. Implementing co-productive practice with public services: messages from the research. Wales Violence Prevention Unit. Available at: https://www.violencepreventionwales.co.uk/cms-assets/research/Implementing-co-productive-practice-with-public-services.pdf
- Maxwell, N. and Corliss, C. 2020. Good practice in youth violence prevention: A mapping and horizon scanning review. Wales Violence Prevention Unit. Available at: https://www.violencepreventionwales.co.uk/cms-assets/research/Mapping-and-horizon-scanning-review-of-youth-violence-prevention.pdf
- Westlake, D. et al. 2020. Social workers in schools: an evaluation of pilots in three local authorities in England. Project Report. [Online]. London: What Works Centre for Children's Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WWCSC_Social-Workers-in-Schools_pilot-study_full-report_May-2020.pdf
- Westlake, D. et al. 2020. Devolved budgets: an evaluation of pilots in three local authorities in England. Project Report. [Online]. London: What Works Centre for Children's Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WWCSC_Devolved_Budgets_Full_Report_March_2020_FINAL.pdf
2019
- Scourfield, J., Corliss, C., Wijedasa, D., Robling, M. and Clayton, V. 2019. Overview of administrative data on children's social care in England. Project Report. [Online]. London: What Works Centre for Children's Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WWCSC_Overview_of_administrative_data_Oct_2019.pdf
- Rees, A. et al. 2019. Final Report for Evaluation of Fostering Wellbeing Programme 2019.
2018
- Addis, S., Corliss, C., El-Banna, A., Maxwell, N., Scourfield, J., Warner, N. and Williams, A. 2018. Reducing the need for children to enter into care: a survey of approaches used by local authorities in England. Project Report. [Online]. London: What Works Centre for Children's Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Reducing_the_number_of_children_in_statutory_care_a_survey_of_local_authorities.pdf
My current research project focuses on the online lives of looked after children, and is the first of its kind in Wales. This mixed-methods research study seeks to understand what the online lives of looked after children are like and whether they experience cyberbullying at a different rate than their peers. In addition, what risk factors they face and what advantages going online has for this population will also be explored.
Previous research:
Devolved budgets: An Evaluation of Pilots in Three Local Authorities in England
Social Workers in Schools: An Evaluation of a Pilot in Three Local Authorities in England
Supervision
Past projects
Co-Supervisor for Sumedha Panja- Parents’ perception of future aspirations for their children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2020)