Dr Jason Schaub PhD, SFHEA

• PhD in Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath
• PG Cert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Buckinghamshire New University
• MSW (Master's in Social Work) mental health and substance misuse, University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA
• BA (hons), Music & Psychology, University of Redlands, USA

Jason has had research funded by national funding councils, as well as charities and government bodies. He has been an academic for over twelve years. Before entering academia, he practised social work in the USA, Ireland and the UK in mental health and children’s services for over ten years. 

Jason teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses:

• Theories, Methods and Practice
• Research for Evidence Informed Practice
• Dissertation

Jason is interested in supervising postgraduate students undertaking studies in the fields of social work, sociology and social policy, specifically in the areas of:

• Gender
• Sexuality
• Professional practice with LGBTQ+ people
• Social work education

Research interests

Jason's research interests include exploring gender and sexuality (particularly professional ideas of), leadership in social work and social work with children and families. He has undertaken and led a number of research studies using a range of methods including large-scale quantitative analysis, multi-system case studies and in-depth qualitative analysis. He is keen to improve the engagement of social work with evidence-based research. 

Current projects

• PROSPer Study: Supporting survivors of sexual violence: a mixed methods, co-research study of the role, funding and commissioning of specialist services provided by the voluntary sector in England.

National Institute of Health Research, Health Services and Delivery Research Programme 

(£820,000) September 2019 – June 2022

Co-Investigator

Multi-phase co-produced study of sex abuse and rape clinics (SARCs), their engagement with voluntary services, and how they support survivors of sexual violence.

• AUTonoMY: Experiences of information and communicative technologies from the perspective of autistic gender minority youth: A photo elicitation study

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (via INQYR)

(estimated cost £46,424 – funded £26,424)

October 2020 – October 2021

Principal Investigator

Using photo elicitation to understand how autistic transgender and non binary young people engage and navigate ICT, particularly gaming and social media.

With: Dr. Daragh McDermott (Anglia Ruskin), Dr Sam Martin (University of Oxford), Dr Kate Rimes (King’s College, London), Dr Begonya Grau (Universitat Oberta
de Catalunya).

Jason is on the editorial board of several leading journals including:

• Social Work Education: The International Journal
• Journal of Evidence-based Social Work
• Research on Social Work Practice
• Greenwich Social Work Review