Dr Lee Bentley
Dr Lee Bentley
Research Associate
My profile
Biography
I’m a Research Associate based in the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU). I work on the COhort cOmmunity Research and Development Infrastructure Network for Access Throughout Europe (COORDINATE) project which is part of the Growing Up In Digital Europe (GUIDE) programme of work which is developing the first Europe wide birth cohort study to better understand child wellbeing. The aim of the COORDINATE project is to initiate the community of researchers and organisations that will drive forwards the coordinated development of comparative birth cohort panel survey research in Europe.
I’m a quantitative social scientist with interests in longitudinal data, wellbeing across the lifecourse, and the impact of social context on outcomes such as pro-social behaviour and interpersonal trust. I am also interested in the statistical methods and approaches that we can use to better understand these things. I hold a PhD in Social Statistics and an MSc in Social Research Methods and Statistics from the Cathie Marsh Institute at the University of Manchester.
Research outputs
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Journal articles
Warner, A., Holland, C., Lobban, F., Bentley, L., Tyler, E., Palmier-Claus, J. (2024) 'Quality of life in older adults with mood states associated with bipolar disorder: A secondary analysis of the English longitudinal study of ageing data.' British Journal of Clinical Psychology,
McAllister, A., Bodin, T., Brønnum-Hansen, H., Harber-Aschan, L., Barr, B., Bentley, L., Liao, Q., Koitzsch Jensen, N., Andersen, I., Chen, W.H., Thielen, K., Mustard, C., Diderichsen, F., Whitehead, M., Burström, B. (2020) 'Inequalities in extending working lives beyond age 60 in Canada, Denmark, Sweden and England—By gender, level of education and health.' PLOS ONE, 15(8) pp. e0234900-e0234900.
Loughran, T., Fieldhouse, E., Lessard-Phillips, L., Bentley, L. (2020) 'Disruptive Norms: Assessing the Impact of Ethnic Minority Immigration on Nonimmigrant Voter Turnout Using a Complex Model.' Social Science Computer Review, 38(4) pp. 422-442.
Wickham, S., Bentley, L., Rose, T., Whitehead, M., Taylor-Robinson, D., Barr, B. (2020) 'Effects on mental health of a UK welfare reform, Universal Credit: a longitudinal controlled study.' The Lancet Public Health, 5(3) pp. e157-e164.
McAllister, A., Bentley, L., Brønnum-Hansen, H., Jensen, N.K., Nylen, L., Andersen, I., Liao, Q., Bodin, T., Mustard, C., Burström, B. (2019) 'Inequalities in employment rates among older men and women in Canada, Denmark, Sweden and the UK.' BMC Public Health, 19(1)
Laurence, J., Bentley, L. (2018) 'Countervailing contact: Community ethnic diversity, anti-immigrant attitudes and mediating pathways of positive and negative inter-ethnic contact in European societies.' Social Science Research, 69pp. 83-110.
Laurence, J., Bentley, L. (2016) 'Does Ethnic Diversity Have a Negative Effect on Attitudes towards the Community? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Causal Claims within the Ethnic Diversity and Social Cohesion Debate.' European Sociological Review, 32(1) pp. 54-67.
Palmier-Claus, J.E., Myin-Germeys, I., Barkus, E., Bentley, L., Udachina, A., Delespaul, P.A.E.G., Lewis, S.W., Dunn, G. (2011) 'Experience sampling research in individuals with mental illness: reflections and guidance.' Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 123(1) pp. 12-20.