Kahryn Hughes

Kahryn Hughes is Professor of Sociology at the University of Leeds. Her current roles include as the Director of the Timescapes Archive, Senior Fellow of National Centre for Research Methods, and Co-Lead f the Horizons Network on Time. Kahryn has expertise in qualitative longitudinal methods and is an international leader in developing methods of Qualitative Secondary Analysis. Her research has focused on lifecourse and intergenerational trajectories of people through place-based poverty, with an especial focus on their family relationships. A recent publication Her methodological expertise has informed a recent study which has sought to capture young peoples’ e-cigarette use longitudinally through the multiple substance landscapes that confront young people in the UK. She is currently developing research exploring appropriate strategies for researching with transient families in the UK.