About my research
Robin is an Associate Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, an Early Career Researcher and founder member of the campaign group Ageing Without Children. Robin has published several academic papers and contributed chapters to edited books and his research has been widely published in international and national media. His sole-authored auto/biographical book, 'How is a man supposed to be a man? Male childlessness a Life Course Disrupted,' (New York, Berghahn Books) on the impact of male childlessness across the life course has won critical acclaim.
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- How and why men who want to be dads struggle to be heard and seen in the workplace.
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- Shiver Me Tinders and Ring a Ding for a Fling—Sex Tech Use during COVID-19: Findings from a UK Study
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- The life long impact of unwanted male childlessness
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- A mature student's experience of completing a PhD.
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- The experiences of men who wanted to be a dad but did not become one. Links to JSTOR.
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- The impact of not being a dad on men's lives.
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- Games for health & mHealth apps for police & blue light personnel: A research review
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- The dynamics in interviews between men when they discuss a sensitive topic
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- A review of academic papers that examine fertility and menstruation applications
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- A literature review of the use of mobile heart monitoring devices re: palpitations and arrhythmia.
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- How not being a dad impacts on older men's social networks.
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- The impact of childlessness on men who wanted to be a dad.
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- The lives of men who wanted to be a father or grandfather but didn't become one.
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- What information is there on men's experience of infant feeding.
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- Review of the book 'Reconceiving the second sex: men, masculinity, and reproduction'
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- Men and their wish to be a Dad
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