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Ms Jennifer Baird
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Southampton
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Division of Social Statistics and Demography
Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
UK
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Biosketch
Ms Baird is a PhD student at the University of Southampton. Her research focuses on ageing in urban slum settlements in sub-Saharan Africa and explores poverty in later life in this context. Ms Baird holds an MSc in Demography and a BSc in Sociology and Social Policy from the University of Southampton. She has also worked as an intern with the emergencies team at HelpAge International in London, to produce a report on humanitarian financing for older people and people living with disabilities.
Key research/capacity building interests
Research Interests
- Ageing and urbanisation in sub-Saharan Africa
- Measurement of poverty
- Social protection for older people
Key methodological skills
- Quantitative analysis of survey data
Current/planned research
- PhD research: Poverty among Older People in Two Nairobi Slum Settlements