Dr Andrea Mayrhofer
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Research Associate |
A dot Mayrhofer at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3190 |
Arts Building 1.69 |
Biography
Andrea Mayrhofer is a Senior Research Associate in the School of International Development at the University of East Anglia. She holds a research-based Masters Degree in Development Studies (SA), a PG Diploma in Development Management (UK), and a PhD in Sociology with an emphasis on the Sociology of Health (UK).
Andrea carried out Applied Social Science Research and fieldwork in South Africa and in the UK, and is currently involved in a project located in Entebbe, Uganda. The current study is linked to the Medical Research Council (MRC) Uganda and investigates life on antiretroviral therapy, people’s adaptive coping mechanisms and adjustment to living with HIV as chronic condition.
This research is based on the fact that antiretroviral therapy (ART) has restored the health and prolonged the lives of thousands of people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa, enabling people to work again, re-engage with family and participate in social life. However, adjustment to ART, and living with HIV as a chronic condition poses significant medical, social and economic challenges. This research will use the concepts of ‘transition’ and ‘transformation’ to analyse people’s adjustment to living with HIV as a chronic illness, with the aim of understanding how people have responded to a new chance at life, what factors enable people to adjust to living with HIV as a chronic condition, and what treatment and support measures affect this adjustment. With this knowledge the study aims to inform ART delivery policy and practice in resource-constrained settings. The project is a collaboration between the School of International Development (DEV), the Medical Research Council (MRC) Uganda, the AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) in Uganda, and the Ministry of Health in Uganda. The project has been funded by the ESRC. A recent project update can be accessed here: http://www.uea.ac.uk/dev/People/staffresearch/ESRC+Project+Update
Andrea is also a member of the HIV and Development Group at UEA (HIV UEA): http://www.uea.ac.uk/hiv. Her previous work included studies with street-children, young adults, and adolescents and individuals in need of psycho-social support.
Work related foci to date include
- Research, fieldwork and teaching in the areas of social exclusion, street children, livelihoods, subsistence incomes, empowerment, capacity building, training and education, advanced community development (HIV/AIDS had an impact on all these areas), mental health, social care interventions.
- Evaluation of small-scale, community-based development projects.
- Sociology of Health in relation to identity, self, body, agency, behaviour: this is a major theme in public health, mental health and child & adolescent health [REPSSI; WHO; UNICEF and other organisations] with a specific focus on mental health as a development outcome.
Key Research Interests
Situated in International Development, Sociology, and Social Anthropology, Andrea’s research interests include:
- The Sociology of Health; HIV/AIDS
- Public Health, Mental Health, Child & Adolescent Health
- Psycho-social support for street-children, orphans, young carers, elderly caregivers
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Capacity building; stakeholder dialogue
- International Development cooperation
Research Projects:
University of East Anglia, UK
Faculty of Social Sciences _ School of International Development
2011 – Current: Life on antiretroviral therapy: Adaptive coping and adjustment (Uganda)
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
Faculty of Health and Social Care _ School of Applied Social Studies
2005 – 2009: The practice of non-suicidal self-injury: a sociological enquiry (UK)
2004 – 2008: Choose Life: The Emotional Well-being of Young People (UK)
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Faculty of Humanities, Development and Social Sciences
1998: Street-children: Evaluating drop-in-centres (South Africa)
1999: Policy Implementation of street-trading policy (South Africa)
2000: Capacity building to support entrepreneurship (South Africa)
2002: Income generation through traditional crafts? (South Africa)
PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, PRESENTATIONS, CONFERENCES
Book
Mayrhofer AM, 2010. The practice of non-suicidal self-injury: A sociological enquiry. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag.
http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.cst.ebooks.datasheet&id=58122
Published reports
Love JG, Sutton PW, Williams H, Mayrhofer AM, Yuill C, Love AP, Millman Y. 2007. The Emotional Wellbeing of Young People: Final Report of Phase One of a Choose Life Research Project in Aberdeenshire (March 2004 – March 2007). Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.
Sutton PW, Love JG, Bell J, Christie E, Mayrhofer AM, Millman Y, Williams H, Yuill C. 2005. The emotional wellbeing of young people: A review of the literature. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.
Love JG, Sutton PW, Williams H, Yuill C, Love AP, Mayrhofer AM, Millman Y, Christie E, Bell J. 2005. The Emotional Wellbeing of Young People: Interim Research Report of a Choose Life Project in Aberdeenshire (March 2004 – June 2005). Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.
Presentations
Mayrhofer AM, 2008. The prevalence and practice of self injury. Presentation to the Aberdeenshire Choose Life Steering Committee. Inverurie, Scotland.
Mayrhofer AM, 2007. The practice of self harm: A perplexing phenomenon. Seminar presented at the School of Applied Social Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.
Journal articles
Mayrhofer AM, Hendriks SL, 2003. Service provision for street-based traders in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal: Comparing local findings to lessons drawn from Africa and Asia. Development Southern Africa: 20(5): 595-604
Non-peer reviewed publications
Mayrhofer AM, Hendriks SL, Green JM, 2002. Local Business Service Centres: Can they help Informal Traders? University of Natal: In-house Journal: INDICATOR South Africa: 19(1): 70-73
Mayrhofer AM, Hendriks SL, Green JM, 2000. Trading interests towards equitable policy. University of Natal: In-house Journal: INDICATOR South Africa: 17(3): 50-54
Conferences
Hendriks SL, Kassim M, Mayrhofer AM, Ndokweni M, 2001. Literacy and Numeracy: Challenges and barriers to informal sector development. Paper presented at the Conference on Sustainable Livelihoods (Johannesburg, 26th – 29th November 2001).
Mayrhofer AM, Hendriks SL, Green JM, 2001. Informal Trader’s perceptions of training: Closing the gap? Paper presented at the international IntEnt 2001 Conference on Entrepreneurship: Deutscher Förderkreis, Gründungs-Forschung (Entrepreneurship Research), (Krüger Park, 2nd – 4th July 2001).
Mayrhofer AM, Hendriks SL, Green JM, 2000. Pietermaritzburg’s Informal Street Trading Policy: Evaluating the outcome of the first phase of implementation. Conference Proceedings of the international conference on: The Promotion and Development of SMMEs
Teaching Interests
Previous lecturing appointments:
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (UK), Faculty of Health and Social Care
2004 – 2008 Lecturer in Sociology
University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Faculty of Humanities, Dev & Social Sciences
1999 – 2000 Tutor in Development Studies
