by Cairn Macfarland | 21st February 2025
Thesis Title: Addressing mental health disparities in neurodivergent youth: An intersectional approach to mental health assessments Abstract: Adolescence is a period of heightened susceptibility to mental health challenges, with neurodivergent youth potentially facing...
by Cairn Macfarland | 21st February 2025
Thesis Title: Complicating Necrogeographies: A Reimagining of Contemporary Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Abstract: Grounded in the context of the 2023 Cutro Shipwreck in Southern Italy, my project seeks to historically and geographically situate death in relation to...
by Cairn Macfarland | 27th June 2024
Thesis Title: The Health and Well-being of UK LGBT+ Serving and Ex-serving Military Populations Abstract: Up until the year 2000, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) individuals were banned from serving openly in the United Kingdom (UK) military. Recent...
by Cairn Macfarland | 18th April 2024
Thesis Title: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE? The Fluctuating Boundaries of Inclusion across the European Right – A Mixed Methods Analysis Abstract: Electoral success of populist radical right (PRR) parties across Europe has ushered in a new era of not just political...
by Cairn Macfarland | 18th April 2024
Thesis Title: Life-course Pathways in Healthy Ageing and Well-being Abstract: Early life socioeconomic and psycho-social adversities (e.g. poverty, low education, mental distress) have been linked to premature ageing and increased disease risk in later life. Despite...
by Cairn Macfarland | 18th April 2024
Thesis Title: Rethinking flood resilience: from policy to practice. The case of flood risk management in England. Abstract: This project works with the Environment Agency to consider how to best maximise the impact of their resources to operationalise flood resilience...
by Cairn Macfarland | 18th April 2024
Thesis Title: Evaluating the efficiency of health financing for Universal Health Coverage in LMICs. Case study of Kenya. Abstract: Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has in the recent past gained popularity at national and multinational level development discussions,...
by Cairn Macfarland | 24th November 2023
Thesis Title: Essays in Taxation and Development Abstract: Taxation funds essential public services. As countries develop, tax collection, as a proportion of gross domestic product, tends to increase. Concurrently, the tax system is often reformed, as governments seek...
by Cairn Macfarland | 24th November 2023
Thesis Title: Essays in Applied Microeconomics Abstract: I am developing a research agenda that focuses on understanding and reducing inequality of opportunity. My research interests lie primarily at the intersection of education, labour and public economics, with a...
by Cairn Macfarland | 24th November 2023
Thesis Title: Leading towards well-being of others and oneself in the digitalised workplace Abstract: Preserving and promoting employee well-being has become a prioritised agenda for organisations over recent years. Post-pandemic, organisations are settling into a...
by Cairn Macfarland | 24th November 2023
Thesis Title: The Politics of Succession in Post-Soviet Personalised Autocracies Abstract: Leadership succession poses one of the most ubiquitous problems in politics. Its disruptive potential is particularly acute in highly personalised autocracies, where formal...
by Cairn Macfarland | 24th November 2023
Thesis Title: Early-life predictors of primary school learning outcomes in children with complex special educational needs: A prospective longitudinal study of tuberous sclerosis complex Abstract: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a lifelong rare neurogenetic...
