Mary-Louise Corr

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Mary-Louise Corr

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2978-0034

Phone+44 (0)28 9097 5370
EmailM.Corr@qub.ac.uk
Room 02.026 - Sociology and Social Work

United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Youth offending\ Youth justice and young people in conflict with the law\ Offending Careers\ Biographical Research\ Domestic violence\ Experiences of marginalised youth\ Homelessness and housing careers

2008Research output 2008: 1Research output 2009: 1Research output 2011: 2Research output 2012: 3Research output 2013: 7Research output 2014: 4Research output 2015: 3Research output 2016: 2Research output 2017: 1Projects 2018: 1Research output 2018: 1Projects 2019: 1Research output 2019: 1Projects 2021: 2Research output 2021: 5Projects 2022: 2Research output 2022: 3Projects 2023: 1Research output 2023: 7Research output 2024: 1Research output 2025: 3Research output 2026: 42026

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Research Statement

My main research areas related to youth justice, youth and family homelessness, conflict legacy and domestic violence. I am particularly interested in in-depth qualitative research, focussing on the lives of marginalised youth, often employing the biographical interviews as the key research method. Recent studies include:

A rights based approach to understanding the lived experience of children and families facing homelessness or housing insecurity (2022-2023): Funded by the NI Commissioner for Children and Young People this study employs in-depth interviews with children, young people and parents to examine the lived experiences of homelessness and housing insecurity, analysed through a rights lens.

Children’s Lives in Jersey – Secure Accommodation Orders (2022): Funded by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for Jersey, this study used narrative interviews with young people in secure care to inform the Commissioner’s review of Secure Accommodation Orders.

Over-representation in the youth justice system DOJ/YJA (2021-22): Funded by the Department of Justice/Youth Justice agency this research involved secondary analysis of administrative data and interviews with key stakeholders to identify and examine the potential over-representation of groups of children in the youth justice system. on aimed to identify factors impact

NICCY Covid Commissed Qualitative Research (2021): Funded by the NI Commissioner for Children and Young People this study examined the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the planning and delivery of services to children and young people, drawing on interviews with professionals and practitioners working in statutory and voluntary sectors.

Children’s Lives in Jersey (2019-2021): Funded by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for Jersey this study employed biographical interviews with young people to examine their experiences of growing up in Jersey, to inform the Commissioner’s assessment of Jersey law, policy and practice and areas which are incompatible with children’s rights.

Transgenerational Legacy and Young People (CVS) (2018-21) Commissioned by the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors NI, this study adopted a rights based approach to examining the legacies of the Conflict, and their impacts, on children and young people in NI and the border regions of Ireland.

Teaching

I joined the School in July 2015 and currently convene three modules:

Youth Crime and Criminal Justice (UG)

Youth Justice: Theory, Law and Practice (PG)

Perspectives on Childhood and Youth (PG)

I also contribute to the following modules:

Childhood and Youth Research in Practice (PG)

Introduction to Criminology (UG)

Research Project and Dissertation (UG)

Youth Justice Dissertation (PG)

I am interested in supervising students in the following areas: youth justice, youth offending & offending careers, experiences of marginalised youth, domestic violence, biographical research, homeless and housing careers.

Current PhD students:

Alison McDonald (NINE): Examining the implementation and experiences of Domestic Violence Disclosure Schemes

Lucy Holland (DfE) Alternatives to Detention of Alternative Forms of Detention: Exploring Accompanied Migrant Children’s Perspectives

Alan McKinstry (NINE) Analysing child criminal exploitation as a form of modern slavery through critical victimology.

Other

Programme Director PgDip/MSc in Youth Justice (2019-current)

Disability Advisor, Undergraduate (2020-current)

Member of the Centre for Children's Rights (2017-current)

Member of the School Athena SWAN Self Assessment Team (2017-current)

Member of the School Ethics Committee (2015-current)

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):

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Projects

1 Finished
6 Active
R1104SES: B-RADICALb

McAlister, S. (PI), Byrne, B. (CoI), Corr, M.-L. (CoI), Linden, M. (CoI), Lundy, L. (CoI), MacKenzie, A. (CoI) & Schubotz, D. (CoI)

05/12/2023 → …

Project: Research

UK
Education
Youth Work
Practical Understanding
Systematic Review
R3381SES: A rights based approach to understanding the lived experience of children and families facing homelessness or housing insecurity

Corr, M.-L. (PI)

20/07/2022 → …

Project: Research

Children
Housing
Lived Experience
Toddlers
Infant
R8540SES: Children’s Lives in Jersey – Secure Accommodation Orders

Corr, M.-L. (PI) & Hanna, A. (CoI)

16/06/2022 → …

Project: Research

Child
Children
Young People
Research
Analysis
R3274SES: Over-representation in the Youth Justice System

McAlister, S. (PI), Butler, M. (CoI), Corr, M.-L. (CoI) & McNamee, C. (CoI)

05/03/2021 → …

Project: Research

Justice
Overrepresentation
Administrative Data
Qualitative Interview
Criminal Justice System
R3267SES: NICCY Covid Commissioned Qualitative Research

Corr, M.-L. (PI), Byrne, B. (CoI), McAlister, S. (CoI) & Templeton, M. (CoI)

01/02/2021 → …

Project: Research

Child
Children
Young People
Time
Physician

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Research output

18 Commissioned report
12 Article
7 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
4 Other report
8 More
3 Paper
1 Book
1 Chapter
1 Book/Film/Article review
1 Other contribution
1 Discussion paper
Embedding respect in ethical practices with young co-researchers: reflections on the RADICAL project

Brown, M., Larkin, J., Kotaprolu, V., Scott, Z., Fargas, M., McAlister, S., Byrne, B., Cassidy, C., Corr, M.-L., Lundy, L., MacKenzie, A., Neill, G. & Schubotz, D., 13 Feb 2026, (Accepted) The ethics and ethical implications of involving children and young people as partners in research related to their care, welfare, and wellbeing. Roe, C. (ed.). Ethics International Press

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review - ### Masculinity and attitudes of young men and boys in relation to violence against women and girls: analysis of primary data. A report submitted to The Executive Office (Northern Ireland) The Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Directorate February 2026

Brennan-Wilson, A., McKinstry, A., Schubotz, D., Corr, M. L., McAlister, S. & Lohan, M., 01 Feb 2026, 49 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - ### Theorising respect and disrespect by and about children and young people: a qualitative systematic literature review

MacKenzie, A., Fargas, M., McAlister, S., Byrne, B., Cassidy, C., Corr, M.-L., Hanna, A., Lundy, L., Neill, G. & Schubotz, D., 13 Feb 2026, (Early online date) In: Children & Society. 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

File

Social Power
Literature Reviews
Systematic Review
Moral Values
Practical Understanding

7 Downloads (Pure) - ### Wie definieren und erleben Kinder und Jugendliche Respekt? Eine partizipative Exploration

Schubotz, D., McAlister, S., Fargas, M., Byrne, B., Corr, M.-L., Lundy, L., MacKenzie, A., Neill, G. & Cassidy, C., 11 Feb 2026, (Accepted) Partizipative Forschungsansätze in der Sozialen Arbeit, Kindheitspädagogik und Gesundheitswissenschaft. Handlungspraktische, ethische und methodologische Herausforderungen und Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten. Ackermann, T., Schaefer, I., Afeworki Abay, R. & Baer, G. (eds.). Beltz Juventa

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter