Nicola Crowe
Job Title
PhD Student
Research interests
Research interests
- Health and social care of disabled and chronically ill individuals
- Disabled individuals' experiences of service access
- Social perceptions of disability and illness
- Social participation of disabled individuals
Background
Nicola Crowe is a PhD candidate in Advanced Care with Integrated Study, based within the University of Edinburgh's Advanced Care Research Centre. Her PhD project will investigate patient treatment, funding, and participation preferences in the context of Scotland's integrated care system.
Prior to commencing her PhD, Nicola graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an MA (Hons) in Politics in 2022 and an MSc in Korean Studies in 2023. She also worked for 6 months as a Research Assistant at the University of Dundee, where she delivered the Careers Service's 'Disability and Employability Research Project'.
Nicola is skilled with qualitative research, and has experience with mixed methods and interdisciplinary working. Her main research interests are perceptions and experiences of disability and illness - with a particular focus on neurodivergent populations.
Alongside her PhD, Nicola co-leads the University of Edinburgh's 'Disability and Chronic Illness Reading Group'. She is also conducting an independent research project to explore and improve the support available to neurodivergent postgraduate research students, funded by a University of Edinburgh Student Experience Grant.