Dr Edith England is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Practice at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Edith’s research focuses on access to welfare, and homelessness and insecure housing, especially among marginalised groups. Ongoing projects include the 2022/23 LGBTQ+ Housing and Homelessness Survey (with Dr Neil Turnbull), and (with Dr Josie Henley) the Neurodiverse Citizenship project.

Suzanne Fitzpatrick is Professor of Housing and Social Policy and Director of the Institute for Social Policy, Housing and Equalities Research (I-SPHERE), Heriot-Watt University. She completed her PhD on youth homelessness at the University of Glasgow in 1998. Suzanne held various posts in the Department of Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow until 2003, when she was appointed the Joseph Rowntree Professor of Housing Policy and Director of the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York. Suzanne has a background in law, and specialises in research on homelessness and housing exclusion.

Dr Beth Stone is a lecturer in Disability Studies at the University of Bristol. Beth’s research explores the intersection between Disability and social exclusion, with a focus on neurodiversity and homelessness.

Kevin was awarded an MBE for services to diversity through literature for his book Forced Out, about his time as a detective in the Greater Manchester Police and Metropolitan Police. He is working on a new book, is the Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with the leading UK homelessness charity St Mungo's and is a Board Member of the East London homelessness charity Your Place after completing the Board Trainee Programme with the Housing Diversity Network.