Prof Alita Nandi Professor, University of Essex
- anandi@essex.ac.uk
- Office
- 2N2.6.08
Twitter: @alitanandi
ORCID: 0000-0002-8743-6178
Research Interests
I am a Professor at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER). I am a quantitative social scientist and conduct empirical research primarily in the areas of ethnicity and gender, specifically investigating differences in subjective wellbeing (e.g., life satisfaction, mental health) as well as economic wellbeing (e.g., income, wages). I am also interested in the causes and consequences of harassment and discrimination, formation, measurement and impact of identity on life outcomes and, measurement of institutional characteristics in developing countries and exploring their effects.
I am the Associate Director (Outreach) and co-Investigator for Understanding Society and oversee the study’s user support and training activities. I have also contributed to the study’s Ethnicity Strand, questionnaire design and data management activities.
Research projects:
What Works Wellbeing: Work, Learning and Wellbeing
Poverty across ethnic groups through recession and austerity
Partnership dissolution and formation: how do they affect income, employment and well-being?
Misoc Project: Identity, behaviour and wellbeing
Teaching
- Applications of Data Analysis
- Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata
- Understanding Society Online Courses
Books
Latest Blog Posts
- How did levels of UK hate crime change during and after Covid-19?
- Is hate crime rising during the Covid-19 crisis?
- Political and ethnic identity