Dr Cecilia Love is from the UK and has professional experience in both commerical and Government environments.

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Commercial

Dr Love has experience of Product Marketing Communications in the IT and Telecoms industry where she acquired knowledge of the interface between business processes, organisational theory and technology. 

She has worked with quality assurance systems such as GE Six Sigma and has experience in operational project management, account management, collaborating with design agencies for marketing communication campaigns, and delivering in a targeted sales environment. She has experience of working with small and medium sized businesses and corporations, and has knowledge of how technology facilitates business processes in these commercial environments. 

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She has undergone a rigorous Social Science academic training and worked with international experts in her field of expertise. Her methodological focus is qualitative methods and has applied this knowledge in to a range of settings.

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Academic  

Dr Love has undergone a rigorous Social Science academic training and worked with international experts in her field of expertise. Her methodological focus is qualitative and has applied this reserach design in to a range of both commercial and public environments. Dr Love holds a BSc (Hons) in Information and Communication Management, an MA in Social work, an MSc in Social Science Research Methods and a PhD is psycho-social theory.

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Theoretical knowledge and interest.

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- Child development theory: Psychology and psycho-social perspectives

- Psychoanalytic theory: Infant observation and relational psychoanalysis

- Social psychology

- Cultural and gender theory 

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 Research Method experience

- Narrative interviews and analysis in contexts of working with vulnerable service users

-Autobiographical interviews and analysis in context of working with British ethnic minority women to gain insights in to migration history and integration experience.

- Relational psychoanalytic interview and analysis in context of psycho-social research with transracially adoptive families

- Survey design in context of assessing customer satisfaction of post-sales support.

- Commercial market research in context of IT and Telecoms remote GPS data collection systems in Automotive, Logistics, Food and Drinks, and Military contexts.

- Quantification of participant experience in Government funded projects. 

- One year UK based ethnographic research project to identify modes of operation and the use of technology in organised sexual violence criminal networks. 

- Anti-terrorist and anti-corruption related ethnographic fieldwork. 

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Public service

Dr Cecilia Love is a qualified MA Social Worker specialising in Children, Ethnicity and Families. She has experience of working with the following groups in a social work capacity:- 

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- Child protection and vulnerable adults

- Addiction services and social rehabilitation

- Refugee and humanitarian situations

- Victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, conflict related service support

- Managing community dynamics after terrorist attacks. 

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Governance 

Dr Love has worked in the broad context of academia, local government, and the third sector, UK and EU political environment for over ten years where she has acquired excellent knowledge of the interface and legislative mandates of governance structures and UK Parliament and devolved administrations and the policy making process.

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