Dr David Galley
PhD, MPhil, BA (Hons), PGCE, SFHEA, MBASW
Course Leader
School of Health and Sport
Biography
Dr David Galley won a scholarship from the British Academy while studying for his undergraduate degree in social work, where he attained first-class honours.
David is passionate about the profession and its ability to enhance and make a difference to people’s lives. He views students as colleagues on a journey of learning with an overall aim of strengthening the links between social work theory and practice.
He is a qualified, registered social worker with Social Work England, a member of the British Association of Social Workers, and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
David completed his PhD at Bournemouth University, conducting research into gender and social work education and training across all four nations of the UK. He joined Southampton Solent University in 2016 and has subsequently published broadly.
He regularly supervises masters and PhD students, is experienced at writing Social Work teaching programmes, working with the Public Service Regulatory Body, Social Work England, and has experience as an Associate Head of Department.
In addition to his academic responsibilities at Solent University, David is also co-chair of the regional Social Work Education Network for Southampton, Hampshire, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight and is liaison with regional Local Authorities and employers.
Research interests
David's current research interests include gender and sexuality within social work, research within social work education, the language of social work, service users and carers as expert contributors, and human development and the life-course. His latest research paper explores gender in the social work profession.Â
ORCID ID
Keywords
Social work, social work education, gender, masculinities, qualitative research
Pure profile
Further information
2020: RIKE Funding, £3300. Project entitled: Creativity and Care in times of crisis: an analysis of the challenges posed by the COVID19 virus experienced by social work students in practice placement.
Taught courses
Social Worker (Integrated Degree) Apprenticeship
Are you looking to pursue a career in a rewarding profession? Solent’s social work apprenticeship degree will help you develop a thorough grounding of the standards required to become a professional social worker.
View course
