"He Couldn't Call Me Dad Again": Ex-Offenders Experiences of Fathering During and After Incarceration in the UK

ICPA 2025 Presentation by Jasmine Kelland, Ian Blackwell (PID097)

Authors

Dr Jasmine Kelland

Associate Professor, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

Dr Kelland is an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and a Programme Leader at the University of Plymouth. Prior to her career in academia she had a successful career in HR Management, working for organisations such as ITV, NHS and Boots the Chemist.

Dr Kelland’s work on the ‘fatherhood forfeit’ has been widely cited within the press (such as The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Mail and New Scientist), by professional bodies (such as CIPD) and she has contributed to numerous blogs and webinars on the topic of fathers at work. Her ‘fatherhood forfeit’ research has been published by the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee and referred to in a House of Commons debate exploring ‘Fathers in the Family’. She has presented her research to the UK Parliament All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood, professional and international academic conferences and numerous organisations. Additionally, she regularly discusses the challenges facing caregiving fathers through media outlets such as Sky News and BBC Radio.

Her book “Caregiving Fathers in the Workplace: Organisational Experiences and the Fatherhood Forfeit” , published by Palgrave Macmillan is out now.

Ian Blackwell

Research Assistant, The Dads Network, United Kingdom

Dr. Ian Blackwell is a Research Assistant at Plymouth University, a Visiting Lecturer at Plymouth Marjon University, and an Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Innovation in Fatherhood and Family Research (University of Lincoln). Ian has worked with community Dads groups in the UK since 2007, has published widely on fatherhood and has presented his research at several international conferences. Ian is a member of the European Society of Family Relationships and ONEFaR (the European Network of Fatherhood Research). His most recent article, published in the Journal of Family Studies, explores the concept of 'Dadness'.

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