Steven M Shardlow

Biography

Professor Steven M Shardlow is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He joined Keele as Professor of Social Work in 2013; previously held academic positions at the Universities of Salford (Professor) and Sheffield. He took his undergraduate and masters degrees at Oxford, a PhD at Salford and in 2010 was awarded an honorary doctorate [Doc. Soc. Sci (h.c)] from the University of Kuopio, Finland. He has held visiting professorial appointments,  at Fudan University, Shanghai, the University of University of Nordland, Norway; and City University & Polytechnic University of Hong Kong - where he is currently Honorary Professor in Social Work. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Social Work.  Previously he has been Chair of the Association of Teachers in Social Work Education (ATSWE) and a Member of Board of the European Association of Schools of Social Work (EASSW). Professor Shardlow is a registered member of The College of Social Work (England) and has practised as a social worker with children & families, older people, mentally ill people and a social work manager.

Research Interest

Professor Shardlow’s current research is focussed upon: knowledge for evidence-based professional practice (programme evaluation), particularly in respect of social work with children and families and older people; applied professional ethics; the human services workforce (retention and professional education - with a focus on field education). Much of his work is conducted using comparative research methodologies.