Dr Claire Hennessy
School of Education
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Email: C.Hennessy@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 5308
Claire has been working at LJMU since 2002, initially undertaking evaluative research looking at resettlement of homeless people on Merseyside. This research formed the basis for her PhD which she was awarded in 2007.
From then she has undertaken projects regarding gender and ageing and the educational achievement of ex hard drug users.
Now teaching on the Education and Early Childhood Studies suite of programmes her teaching includes the sociology of childhood, social policy in early childhood studies and housing and homeless issues faced by young people.
Her current research interests are in supporting new students in higher education and she has co manages a Peer Mentoring scheme across a number of programmes within her faculty.
Degrees
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PhD
University of Liverpool, UK, MA Research Methodology: Sociology and Social Policy
University of Leeds, UK, BA (Hons) Sociology and Social Policy
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PG Cert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Postgraduate training
Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in HE, United Kingdom, Liverpool John Moores University, ? - present
Chapters
Ball E, Hennessy C. 2020. De-mystifying the Concept of Peer Mentoring in Higher Education: Establishing Models for Learning Woolhouse C, Nicholson LJ. Mentoring in Higher Education Case Studies of Peer Learning and Pedagogical Development :17-38 Palgrave, Macmillan. London 978-3-030-46890-3 DOI Publisher Url
Journal article
Money J, Nixon S, Tracy FE, Hennessy C, Ball E, Dinning TM. 2017. Undergraduate student expectations of university in the United Kingdom: What really matters to them? Cogent Education, 4 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Williams L, Nixon S, Hennessy C, Mahon EA, Adams G. 2016. Inspiring to inspire: Developing teaching in higher education Cogent Education, 3 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Hennessy CJ, Forrester G. 2014. Developing a framework for effective audio feedback: a case study Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 39 :777-789 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Hennessy C, Adams G, Mahon E, Nixon S, Pratt A, Williams L. 2014. Discovering inspiring teaching: immersive models of staff development Quality Assurance in Education, 22 :240-254 DOI Publisher Url
Hennessy CJ, Grant D, Meadows M, Cook I. 2005. Young and homeless: an evaluation of a resettlement service on Merseyside International Journal of Consumer Studies, 29 :137-147
Meadows M, Hennessy C, Grant D, Meadows M, Cook I. 2005. Young and homeless: an evaluation of a resettlement service on Merseyside International Journal of Consumer Studies, 29 DOI Publisher Url
Grant D, Hennessy C. Developing a Model of Housing Support:The Evidence from Merseyside International Journal of Consumer Studies, 30 :337-346 DOI Publisher Url
Conference publication
Money J, Tracy FE, Hennessy C, Nixon S, Ball E. 2016. Student Expectations: what is university really about? Innovations in Practice, 10 Publisher Url Public Url
Report
Hennessy CJ, Cole C, Wooding O, Mc Veigh J. Patterns of substance use and support needs of residents in young people’s hostel and foyer accommodation in Liverpool Patterns of substance use and support needs of residents in young people’s hostel and foyer accommodation in Liverpool
Other
Kay-Flowers S, Hennessy C. The Impact of Brexit on Young people Psychosocial Research and Intervention in Contemporary Society International Conference,
Conference presentation:
Oral presentation, Aston University, Birmingham, British Educational Research Association, ‘The power of the first week’: Exploring the effectiveness of using a peer mentoring induction intervention to support new undergraduate students. 2023
Oral presentation, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, RAISE, Cultivating communities of practice: an evaluation of intern-staff collaboration. 2018
Oral presentation, Aston University, Birmingham, Advance HE, Engagement, Engagement, Engagement'. Key facets to establishing a successful peer mentoring programme: lessons from one UK HEI.. 2018
Oral presentation, Liverpool John Moores, LJMU Teaching and Learning Conference, Supporting PE students’ orientation in HE: An evaluation on an intensive orientation induction programme using peer mentors.. 2016
Oral presentation, LJMU, LJMU Teaching and Learning Conference 2016, Student expectations; what is university really about?. 2016
Research Grants Awarded:
Duration of research project: 1 year, Grant value (£): 16,000, LJMU, Emma Ball, Establishing a Peer Mentoring Project. 2015
External collaboration:
External Examiner for the Foundation Degree and BA (Hons) top up in Social Policy, Health and Housing, University of Chester. 2015
Dr Helen Ashworth, Liverpool Hope University. 2012
Industrial connections:
Merseyside Police, Link Tutor for Safer Schools Officer Diploma. 2011
Membership of professional bodies:
HEA, Senior Fellow of the HEA.