Rebecca Hamer
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Associate
Summary
Dr Rebecca Hamer is a Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Associate whose research focuses on marginalised women with complex needs and histories of trauma and the ways policy and practice recognising and responding to trauma on individual, community and systemic levels can mitigate against this. She has worked alongside the voluntary and statutory sector, researching with survivors and professionals to explore the impact of systems change and the needs and experiences of often excluded groups of women.
About
Rebecca predominantly uses qualitative research methods and is especially interested in introducing a trauma-informed perspective to these, especially where working with individuals and organisations concerning sensitive topics and who may be traumatised (as individuals and collectively).
She has led several evaluations of Rotherham’s Trauma and Resilience Service, the most recent of which, Travelling Through Trauma, has informed the development of policy and practice.
Rebecca’s article on The Scylla State, a gendered alternative to Wacquant’s Centaur State, is published in the British Journal of Sociology. An article on the Multidimensional Trauma Framework is forthcoming.
She has recently completed a fellowship exploring the development of a trauma-informed community of practice in Rotherham, through the development of a multidisciplinary network comprising the voluntary and statutory sectors to support survivors of trauma. This involved developing case studies depicting survivors’ journeys in collaboration with both survivors and professionals.
Rebecca’s research interests include:
- Trauma-Informed Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Practice
- Neoliberalism and the consequences for women
- Survival Sex Working
- Women’s experience of addiction and the drug treatment industry
- Gender and marginalisation
- Qualitative research
Teaching
College of Social Sciences and Arts
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- Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
- Social and Economic Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute
2025 Equine Trauma Stabilisation Pathway Development for Women experiencing problematic substance misuse, Innovate UK. Role: Project manager.
Publications
Key Publications
Hamer, R. (2025). . Sheffield: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Hamer, R. (2025). . Sheffield: Centre for Regional, Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Hamer, R. (2023). . British Journal of Sociology.
Hamer, R. (2022). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Hamer, R. (2022). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
Journal articles
Best, D., Vanderplasschen, W., Van de Mheen, D., De Maeyer, J., Colman, C., Vander Laenen, F., ... Nagelhout, G.E. (2018). . Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly.
Cunningham, S., Sanders, T., Scoular, J., Campbell, R., Pitcher, J., Hill, K., ... Hamer, R. (2018). Behind the screen: Commercial sex, digital spaces and working online. Technology in Society, 53, 47-54.
Reports
Crisp, R., Dallas, E., Fowler-Davis, S., Davies, M., Dobson, J., Hamer, R., ... Szydlowska, A. (2023). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /centre-regional-economic-social-research/publications/understanding-the-seed-domains-a-scoping-review
Clark, L., Coldwell, M., Pearson, S., Willis, B., Wilson, I., Byrne, E., ... Reaney-Wood, S. (2023). . London: Department for Education.
Andersson, C., Best, D., Irving, J., Edwards, M., Banks, J., Mama-Rudd, A., & Hamer, R. (2018). . Ï㽶ÊÓƵ for Alcohol Ï㽶ÊÓƵ UK.