Jatinder Sandhu

Jatinder Sandhu is Research Manager at CFE (Research & Consulting) and has a PhD in the disciplines of Sociology and Social Policy from Nottingham Trent University for her work entitled: The birth mother and the evolution of adoption policy and practice in England since 1926.
 
Since 2005, she has worked in a range of research positions for a number of different universities, including Nottingham Trent University, Northumbria University and Loughborough University. Prior to her current appointment as Research Manager at CFE, she worked as a Freelance Consultant and led on a range of research and knowledge exchange projects. Her clients included Loughborough University, Leicestershire County Council, Now Heritage and Adept Ergonomics.
 
Jatinder is a member of the British Sociological Association, Social Policy Association, British Social Work Association, Higher Education Authority, Association of Education and Ageing, British Gerontology Society and the Social Digital Research Network.
 
Jatinder’s particular areas of interest and expertise cover: Older people and digital inclusion; challenges faced by older people in engaging with and sustaining use of technology; changing reasons for placing children in adoption; and barriers to the uptake of bowel cancer screening amongst BME communities.