PhD Candidate in Sociology
Xiamen University, China
PhD Candidate
Lu Ma
Judicial social work · Community-based rehabilitation · Sociology of policing
Lu Ma is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology, School of Sociology and Anthropology at Xiamen University. Her research focuses on the relationship between penal and welfare institutions in drug governance, the development of drug control-related social organisations, and the governance of drugs within policing agencies.
02Education
MA in Sociology
Xiamen University, China
BA in Sociology
South China Agricultural University, China
03Research Interests
Judicial Social Work · Community-Based Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation · Sociology of Policing
04Research Projects & Academic Activities
A Study of the Socialization of Drug Control in Xiamen
Doctoral Research Project, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Xiamen University.
Academic Symposium on Drug Control Commemorating the 240th Anniversary of Lin Zexu’s Birth
Presented research on an empowerment-based group–casework model and the organisational mechanisms of drug-control socialization in Xiamen.
Drug Control Social Work Services — Specification for Assistance and Relief
Contributed to the development of a Xiamen local standard on drug-control social work services.
05Internship Experience
Intern, Xiamen Association for Drug Control
Contributed to local standards for drug-control social work, case-based assistance for service users, and the planning and implementation of drug prevention and public education programmes.
06Publications
Ma, L. (Associate Editor). Regional Innovations in the Socialization of Drug Control: The Case of Xiamen. Xiamen University Press.
Song, A., Ma, L., & Liu, Z. Revisiting Professional Autonomy and Structural Constraints: Relational Work in Anti-Drug Social Work. International Social Work.