Qualifications and Membership of Professional Bodies

• PhD in Sociology
• M.A. in Social Research (Distinction)
• B.A. (Hons) in Sociology (First Class)

• Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Member of the Social Policy Association
• Member of the British Society for Population Studies

About

Dr Calum Webb is a sociologist with specialisation in data science, quantitative research, and statistical methods. He has worked on research projects ranging from national £500,000+ multi‐institution studies, to small projects that deliver rapid findings and impact. His research topics include child welfare, poverty, and social policy, particularly the funding of children’s services. His work has been cited by the Department for Education, Ofsted, and the National Audit Office, and is published in peer-reviewed academic journals. He is interested in coproduced and participatory approaches to quantitative research and interactive data visualisation.

He has taught quantitative methods and statistical analysis to undergraduates and postgraduates studying sociology, occupational psychology, social policy, and social research.

He is a proficient user of R, Mplus, SPSS, and Stata; he specialises in structural equation, multilevel, and latent growth modelling with longitudinal secondary survey and administrative data.