Areas of research interests include inequalities in health, mens health, poverty and smoking. My doctoral research is in the area of men's health and I have been a grant holder on projects that have explored fathers' knowledge and beliefs around smoking and new fathers' experiences around maternity services.
My research has three main areas of interest; inequalities in health, masculinity and health and masculinity and fatherhood. My research has examined on-going debates between neo-materialist and psychosocial explanations for current patterns of health from a gendered perspective. Much of this work has sought to examine the intersections of social class and masculinity for understanding current patterns of working class male health and working class mens use of healthcare services. I have also explored the experiences of first time fathers regarding childbirth and the views of health professionals working in this field. This work has highlighted the ways in which masculinity positions and is used to position men within this arena. In addition, I am interested in the intersections between masculine and fathering identities and have carried out research among a group of men who attended a parenting programme. My current grant, from the ESRC, is funding a project which is examining mens experiences of infertility and infertility treatment and is also interested in the views and experiences of health professionals working in the field of assisted reproduction.
- Markham, Wolfgang A., Dolan, Alan, Moore, Graham, 2021. A sociological framework to reduce aberrant behaviour of school students through increasing school connectedness. SAGE Open, 11 (3), pp. 1-16
- Idris, Idayu Badilla, Barlow, Jane, Dolan, Alan, Surat, Shahlan, 2019. The Reliability and Validity of the Malay Parent-Report Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 26 (1), pp. 125-137
- Bollard, Martin, McLeod, Eileen, Dolan, Alan, 2018. Exploring the impact of health inequalities on the health of adults with intellectual disability from their perspective. Disability & Society, 33 (6), pp. 831-848
- Dolan, Alan, Lomas, Tim, Ghobara, Tarek, Hartshorne, Geraldine M., 2017. ?It's like taking a bit of masculinity away from you' : towards a theoretical understanding of men's experiences of infertility. Sociology of Health & Illness, 39 (6), pp. 878-892
- Dolan, Alan, 2014. 'I've learn't what a dad should do' : the interaction of masculine and fathering identities among men who attended a 'dads only' parenting programme. Sociology - The Journal of the British Sociological Association, 48 (4), pp. 812-828
- Dolan, Alan, 2014. 'Men give in to chips and beer too easily': How working-class men make sense of gender differences in health. Health : An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine, 18 (2), pp. 146-162
- Dolan, Alan, 2013. "I have to cope, no matter what, because if I go down, the boat goes down" : how working class men make sense of gender differences in health. Sociology of Health & Illness
- Dolan, Alan, 2011. ?You can't ask for a Dubonnet and lemonade!? : working class masculinity and men?s health practices. Sociology of Health & Illness, 33 (4), pp. 586-601
- Dolan, Alan, Coe, Christine, 2011. Men, masculine identities and childbirth. Sociology of Health & Illness, Vol.33 (No.7), pp. 1019-1034
- Dolan, Alan, 2007. 'Good luck to them if they can get it': exploring working class men's understandings and experiences of income inequality and material standards. Sociology of Health & Illness, Vol.29 (No.5), pp. 711-729
- Dolan, Alan, 2007. 'That's just the cesspool where they dump all the trash': exploring working class men's perceptions and experiences of social capital and health. Health, Vol.11 (No.4), pp. 475-495
- Blackburn, Clare, Spencer, Nick, Bonas, Sheila, Coe, Christine, Dolan, Alan, Moy, Rob, 2003. Effect of strategies to reduce exposure of infants to environmental tobacco smoke in the home : cross sectional survey. BMJ, Vol.327 (No.7409)
Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
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Families exposed to Domestic Violence; Development of a New Model of Working | NSPCC | 01 Nov 2014 | 31 Oct 2015 |
Masculinities, infertility and mens health; towards a theoretical understanding of mens experiences of infertility treatments | ESRC | 01 Jan 2012 | 28 Feb 2013 |
Improving the health of men in Coventry; an evaluation of Health Checks for Men and the Mens Health Manual for Coventry | Coventry City Council | 01 Aug 2010 | 31 Jan 2011 |
Community Engagement - Health Development Project (Three Seperate Elements to Project) | Coventry City Council | 01 Feb 2010 | 31 Jul 2010 |
The Solihull Approach to parenting: an exploration of fathers and professionals perceptions and experiences of a fathers only parenting group. | Solihull NHS Primary Care Trust | 04 Jan 2010 | 30 Jun 2010 |