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Personal Statement
I joined the Children and Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ) in October 2013. CYCJ is an independent centre hosted by the University of Strathclyde, but predominantly funded by the Scottish Government. Prior to joining CYCJ I worked at Glasgow City Council, helping to develop the city’s evidence-based approach to youth justice policy, practice and service development and also managing the Youth Justice Research and Development Team. While I was there I really enjoyed being able to work collaboratively with practitioners and conducting research that was relevant and meaningful to practice. I was pleased that the move to CYCJ not only offered the prospect of conducting high quality academic research, but also the opportunity to maintain that connection to practice through colleagues in the Practice Workstream and CYCJ’s existing practitioner networks.
My role at CYCJ is Research Fellow, as well as being the lead for Research Workstream. This involves developing and implementing the research strategy, overseeing the research output and ensuring that our work helps CYCJ meet its aims and objectives, as well as designing and undertaking research projects. My key research interests are the experience and impact of loss, bereavement and trauma in young people and how these experiences interface and shape contact with the justice system. Of particular interest is the overrepresentation of young men in justice-settings, and how their exposure to loss, bereavement and trauma might shape their developing masculinities identities, behaviours and outcomes. As a result, I'm also interested in institutional and organisational responses to trauma, and the realities of trauma-informed approaches in practice. However, my workload at CYCJ is varied which ensures that no two days are ever the same!
Find out more about CYCJ at www.cycj.org.uk
Expertise & Capabilities
youth justice
bereavement and loss
trauma
trauma-informed practice
masculinities
participatory research
research with children and young people
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):
External positions
Trustee, Impact Arts Ltd
May 2021 → …
Keywords
- youth justice
- Young People
- Masculinity
- offending
- bereavement
- loss
- trauma
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 23 Finished
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Young People's Research Programme Pilot
Gillon, F. R. L. & Vaswani, N.
1/08/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Internally funded project
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Incarcerated young men, masculinity, and trauma
Cesaroni, C., Maycock, M. & Vaswani, N., 30 Jun 2023, In: Men and Masculinities. 26, 2, p. 188-209 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Downloads (Pure) -
Glasgow Youth Court: Full Report
Brown, A. & Vaswani, N., 1 May 2023, Glasgow. 56 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open AccessFile24 Downloads (Pure)
Thesis
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Disenfranchised grief in the disenfranchised : a sociological intersectional model of the loss, trauma and bereavement experiences of young men in prison
Author: Vaswani, N., 21 Nov 2022Supervisor: Steckley, L. (Supervisor) & Jardine, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
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Class Prize (best dissertation)
Vaswani, Nina (Recipient), 15 Sept 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Class Prize (best overall performance)
Vaswani, Nina (Recipient), 15 Sept 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Bereavement: prevalence, impact and the need to take action
Sally Paul (Speaker) & Nina Vaswani (Speaker)
13 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Disenfranchised grief in the disenfranchised
Nina Vaswani (Speaker)
3 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk