영국 Lancaster University 응용사회과학 강사. 영국 University of Leeds 사회학 전임강사.현재 영국 University of Manchester 교수. ESRC National Centre for Research Methods 소장 주요 저서 Passing On: Kinship and Inheritance in England(공저) Wills, Inheritance and Families(공저) Negotiating Family Responsibilities(공저)