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Sarah West is a post-graduate researcher who has been working on projects in the domestic and sexual violence field since 2017, previously conducting non-academic research at third sector organisations Galop and SafeLives. Their research approach prioritises empowerment based and participatory methods of design and evaluation.
Sarah has previously conducted a number of community research projects with a focus on LGBT+ experiences of domestic and sexual violence, and maintains connections with the international LGBT+ domestic abuse network. Sarah has contributed specialist LGBT+ knowledge via steering groups and advisory boards for a number of research projects.
Sarah has also conducted research and evaluation in a variety of NHS mental health topics, stemming from their early career as a front line worker in the substance misuse field and completing a practice focused MSc in Alcohol and Drug studies at the University of the West of Scotland.
Having started their PhD in 2021, Sarah's current research focuses on the needs of people providing informal support to survivors of sexual violence, and the role of digital interventions in meeting those needs.
Sarah maintains an ongoing interest in trauma informed research practices.
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):
Alcohol and Drug Studies, MSc, University of the West of Scotland
1 Oct 2010 → 30 Jun 2013
Award Date: 1 Nov 2013
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
West, S. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
West, S. (Organiser) & Schumacher, K. (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
West, S. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
West, S. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
West, S. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation