Research
Roz has research expertise in social housing, regeneration, community engagement, community development, and user involvement. Research interests include anti-poverty strategies, development of neighbourhood services, demonstrating social value and use of arts in community work.
For her PhD dissertation, ‘Transformative Community Engagement for Sustainable Regeneration’, Roz was based with Bolton at Home Registered Social Landlord and used an action research approach to work with practitioners, senior managers and residents to develop local services and enhance engagement practice and policy.
Current collaborative research projects with local organisations and undergraduate and postgraduate students include:
– Establishing the Social Impact of the Yes Manchester Employment Service.
– Evaluating the impact of Welfare Reform on Bolton at Home customers.
– Exploring the social value of the DigiSmart project at City West.
– Investigating the benefits of ForViva’s apprenticeship scheme.
Research output:
Fox, R. (2016) The Social Value of the Employment and training support offered by the Breightmet UCAN Centre (Report for Bolton at Home).
Fox, R. and Powell, S. (2015) “Insider, Outsider or emergent and socially constructed positionalities? The role of action researchers in communities and organisations”. International Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) Conference, Braga Portugal.
Fox, R. (2015) Transformative Community Engagement for Sustainable Regeneration. PhD Thesis
Fox, R. (2013) ‘The shrinking state and housing associations – do you do more or less?’ Article published in Campbell Tickell’s newsletter CT Brief number 10, September 2013.
Fox, R., Nelson, M., and Johnson, M. (2011) Creating space for critical reflection in regeneration; capturing the lessons from community engagement practice. International Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) Conference, Cambridge.
Fox, R., Washington, J., and Cooper, A. (2011) Navigating the Research -Teaching Nexus: Work based learning project for graphic design students. Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Bolton.
Fox, R., and Nelson, M. (2011) Capturing Stakeholders view of Community Engagement, Salford Post- Graduate Research Conference.
Nelson, M., Fox, R., and Akinsete, E. (2009) Bolton-led Employer Training Initative: A Case study in Collaboration in Regeneration. Research and Innovation Conference, University of Bolton.