Ann Buchanan | |
|---|---|
| Ann Hermione Baring | |
| Born | 21 May 1941 Winchester, England |
| Died | 13 February 2022 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Alistair John Buchanan |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Bath University of Southampton |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Oxford (St Hilda's) |
| Doctoral students | Heidi Stöckl [1] |
Ann Hermione Buchanan, MBE, FASC (née Baring, 21 May 1941 – 13 February 2022) was a British researcher, author and academic. She was Senior Research Associate in the Department of Social Policy and Intervention and Professor Emeritus of Social Work at Oxford University. She was also a Supernumerary Fellow of St. Hilda's College since 1994.
Buchanan's research was focused on studies on children who were looked after, child protection, the impact of divorce, fathering, grandparenting, child-well-being and children at risk of exclusion.
Buchanan was awarded the MBE in 2012 for services to Social Science.[2] She was a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science.[3]