Ben Baumberg Geiger
King's College London
Ben Baumberg Geiger
I am currently Professor of Social Health and Policy at King’s College London. My research focuses on disability, benefits & the nature of social science; you can find more about each strand in the separate tabs on my personal website, and you can see my full publication list here.
My main policy role at the moment is as part of the Timms Review steering group until the end of 2026. My main academic roles currently are leading the international WelfareExperiences project, co-leading the programme on work, welfare and mental health in the ESRC Centre for Society & Mental Health, and supporting the WISHES project that is doing an RCT of job crafting to improve outcomes for UK workers with health conditions & disabilities.
I previously worked at the University of Kent (2011–2022). Whilst there, I was also involved in the the University of Kent’s Q-Step centre which I helped found and co-directed until September 2016.
In 2016, my surname changed from Baumberg to Geiger (Baumberg is still my middle name!).
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | United Kingdom (England); |
|---|---|
| Topics | Cash benefits; Social Insurance; Social Protection; Stigma and discrimination; Survey measures; |
| Methods | Analysis of administrative data; Comparative policy analysis; Focus groups; Grounded Theory; Instrumental variables; Longitudinal data analysis; Longitudinal qualitative studies; Mixed methods; Panel data analysis; Participatory research methods; Policy analysis; Qualitative studies; Quantitative data analysis; Surveys; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Social Care Reform in England; |
| Website | https://www.benbgeiger.co.uk |
| ORC.ID | 0000-0003-0341-3532 |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=khqcDxkAAAAJ&hl=en |
| Bluesky | https://bsky.app/profile/benbgeiger.bsky.social |