Vita has twenty years’ of experience researching the community and voluntary sector, developing specialisms in social justice and inequalities, community leadership and empowerment, and local level systems change. She is passionate about applying action research principles and using creative and participatory research methods to work with, for and by communities. She previously worked as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (The Open University) and the Third Sector Research Centre (University of Birmingham) where she successfully completed her PhD in 2017.
Vita has joined BMC as an Action Research Fellow on the C4 Project. This UK-wide programme, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), brings together communities and researchers through a “Community Catapult” model. The aim is to co-create practical solutions to social challenges by making sure community voices shape research and innovation. She is also currently Co-Chair of the Voluntary Sector Studies Network which aims to promote understanding of the voluntary sector and voluntary action through research, and provides a voice and space for voluntary sector researchers and practitioners.
