Charlie Grosset is a second-year PhD student at the University of Sheffield, researching Critical Disability Studies, Social Policy, and Care. They completed a BA in Sociology and an MA in Social Research Methodology at the University of Sheffield in 2021, followed by two years at the social research company ‘Substance,’ where they worked on a range of projects using methods such as co-production and Social Return on Investment. Their PhD explores the experiences of disabled people who are family carers, using biographical life interviews and creative qualitative methods to highlight disabled people’s care work, interdependent care, and the impact of austerity and ableist social care systems.
Research interests
- social theory
- critical disability studies
- new materialism
- assemblage theory
- feminism(s)
- care
- social care policy
- mixed methodology