Introduction
Debbie is currently working on the ESF funded project Managing Maternity in Small Firms in the North West.Background
Previous work within the Centre for Enterprise includes consultation work for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and a survey of Business School graduates postgraduation. Debbie was previously employed as a Research Fellow at The Open University where she worked on JIVE (see www.jivepartners.org.uk). Prior to that she worked on a range of research projects as a research consultant on completion of her PhD in 2000.
Research
Debbie completed her PhD in 2000 at Manchester Metropolitan University's Department of Information and Communications. She also has an MSc in Information Management. Her research interests cover diversity in the labour market, community access to Information and Communication Technology, gender discrimination in non traditional industries - Science, Engineering, Construction and Technology. Teaching: Research Methods and Masters supervision (working as an Associate Lecturer at the Open University)
Publications
PhD thesis
Ellen, D., (2000). Telecentres and the provision of community based access to electronic information everyday life. PhD, Manchester Metropolitan University. Available at: http://www.tiri.mmu.ac.uk/students/de/
Research reports
Ellen, D (2007) Graduate Careers: MMUBS and the Northwest, Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
Ellen, D (2006) The impact of positive action training on women's career progression in SECT sectorsMilton Keynes. , Open University:
Ellen, D and Herman, C. (2005) Training and Employment of Women ICT Technicians: a report of the JIVE MCSE project. The Open University: Milton Keynes. Available at: http://extra.shu.ac.uk/nrc/section_2/publications/reports/R2376_MCSEproject-Finalreport-05.pdf
Rouse, J. and Ellen, D. (2005) Tameside Local Enterprise Growth Initiative: Partner Consultation, report prepared on behalf of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Manchester Metropolitan University: Manchester:
O'Donnell, Ellen, D. and Duggan, C., (2003) Building the Information Society in Europe: A Pathway Approach to Employment Interventions for Disadvantaged.
Final report. Commissioned by The European Commission’s Information Society Technologies Research Programme Group (KISEIS study) IST-2000-28333.
Journal articles
Ellen, D. (2003) Telecentres and the provision of community based access to electronic information in everyday life in the UK. Information Research, 8 (2 paper no. 146)
Ellen, D. (2001). Bridging the Digital Divide: Is Access Enough? Assignation, 18 (2) pp. 32-36.
Conference papers
Ellen, D. and Herman, C. (2005) Vendor-specific certifications: lessons and experiences from JIVE Partners MCSE training at two women's training centres in the UK. July 13-15th 2005, Oxford, Journal of Vocational Education and Training Conference.
Ellen, D. and Herman, C. (2005) Women's training revisited: developing new learning pathways for women IT technicians using a holistic approach. University of Greenwich, July 14-17, 2005, Women into Computing conference.
Ellen, D. and Herman, C. (2004) Access denied: Career progression versus work-life balance amongst women network technicians. Roskilde University, Denmark January 22nd 2004, Gender Perspectives in Organisations - Impact and Life Choices.
Herman, C. and Ellen, D., (2004). "I would say I've fallen into IT": Career paths of women network technicians participating in the JIVE project. Brussels, January 21st 2004, Gender and ICT Symposium: Strategies of Inclusion.