My Background

I am a mixed-methods freelance social researcher with an inquisitive eye for insights in a range of sectors and projects.

My services include:

  • Qualitative and quantitative research

  • Survey design and data analysis

  • Data presentation

  • Report writing

  • Project management and design

I’ve worked across the country supporting research projects. Whether it’s notetaking focus groups in Manchester, interviewing event attendees in South London, or designing projects in Sheffield, I bring diverse experience and understanding to my work.

On top of this, my educational background brings together contemporary social theory with a strong interest in social trends.

  • June 2025 to Present: Freelancer

    I have completed a range of research project and support roles as a freelancer. To see my latest work, click here

    2021-2022: Research Assistant - Channel 4

    In this role I managed quantitative research projects with flagship Channel 4 advertisers to assess the success of their advertising campaigns. Alongside this, I managed bespoke in-house research projects on social and market trends.

    2019-2020: Student Social Researcher - Department for Work and Pensions

    A Civil Service placement focused on qualitative research with DWP stakeholders. This included interviewing customers and staff in JobCentres, writing policy reports and literature reviews for senior staff, and research project design.

  • 2023 to 2024: Decolonial Thought and Social Theory MSc (University of Leeds, Distinction)

    This degree focused on modern international sociological thought and British social life. My dissertation was a decolonial analysis of 1964 documentary The Colony, and I also explored British social inequalities and popular culture’s relationship to world politics.

    2017 to 2021: Sociology and Politics BSc (Cardiff University, First-Class Honours)

    My primary focus in this degree was on domestic inequalities, postcolonial theory, and popular culture. I wrote about the punk rock movement and the sociology of counterculture for my dissertation.

  • I am an on-and-off music journalist, having previously written for The Line of Best Fit and presented my own music radio show during my master’s degree called Fantastic Voyage. I currently write a blog about Top of the Pops, available here.

    I’m a keen Sunday league footballer and have been the Welfare Officer for my club for two seasons. I am also a regular birdwatcher, below-average darts player, and all-round sociology nerd.

Photo: Tommy Egan