Personal profile
Contact Details
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 (0) 121 204 3993
Biography
I joined the Department of Sociology and Policy at Aston University in March 2019. Prior to joining Aston I was at the University of Oxford (Centre for Time Use Research, Department of Sociology), and before that I worked in Australia at the University of New South Wales (2007-2011) and the Australian Insititute of Family Studies (2011-2013).
Research Interests
I mainly carry out research on time use with a particular interest in how children and parents spend time. In my recent work I have been studying changes in children's time use in the UK over four decades from the mid-1970s onwards, including changes the time they spend in screen-based activities and time using smartphones and other devices. More broadly I am interested in time use in the family, including the gender division of labour, and on studying the influence of technology on daily life. I use quantitative methods applied to the secondary analysis of survey data, particularly time use surveys, and I am interested in quantitative methods for sociology and policy research.
I welcome prospective PhD students interested in any topics in time use research.
Teaching Activity
I currently teach on the following courses:
- Introduction to Social Theory (LK1015)
- Research Methods (LK2025)
- Advanced Research Methods (LK2032)
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Applied Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
Sept 2003 → Jul 2007
MA, Economics (Policy Planning and Evaluation), National University of Ireland Galway
Sept 2002 → Aug 2003
BA, Social and Public Policy, National University of Ireland Galway
Sept 1999 → May 2002
Keywords
- HM Sociology
- Time Use Research
- Children and Families
- Quantitative Methods
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Executive Summary. Who Won? Who Lost? The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Government Support for Business.
Fooks, G. J., Mullan, K., Willmott, J., Yates, D. & Mills, T., 20 Apr 2023, 13 p. Birmingham : Aston University.Research output: Other contribution
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How Britain’s Covid support for big business entrenched inequality
Fooks, G. J., Mills, T., Mullan, K. & Willmott, J., 30 May 2023Research output: Other contribution › Blog Post
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Who Gained, who Lost? The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Government Support for Business
Fooks, G. J., Mullan, K., Willmott, J., Yates, D., Mills, T. & Davis, M., 19 Apr 2023, 212 p. Aston University.Research output: Other contribution
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Who Won? Who Lost? The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Government Support for Business. Aston Centre for Health and Society Policy Brief.
Fooks, G. J., Mullan, K., Yates, D., Mills, T. & Willmott, J., 20 Apr 2023, 15 p. Birmingham : Aston University.Research output: Other contribution
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A Child's Day - Interactive Web Application
Mullan, K., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Displacement or Disinterest? Exploring the relationship between children’s engagement in sport and screen time
Mullan, K. (Speaker)
11 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Electronic International Journal of Time Use Research (Journal)
Mullan, K. (Editor)
Jan 2018 → Dec 2021Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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• Alone together? A time-diary analysis of family time in the digital age in the UK
Mullan, K. (Speaker) & Chatzitheochari, S. (Speaker)
2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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• Have digital devices changed working patterns in the 21st Century? A time-diary analysis of work extension in the UK
Mullan, K. (Speaker) & Wajcman, J. (Speaker)
2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation