• Date Joined: 1st August 1994
• Other Jobs: Bloke on the ESRC Research Grants Board. Former player manager
  Departmental football team.
• Hobbies: Sociology; Mountaineering; Football; Running; Wine; Cooking; Classic sports cars.
• Favourite Mountain: Tsha tung
• Favourite Rock Climb: A dream of white horses, Gogarth, North Wales.
• Favourite Recipe: Currently smoked salmon soufflé.

My research interests include methodology, statistical modelling, longitudinal data analysis, the sociology of youth (especially, youth transitions and participation in education) and comparative youth research.

• Longitudinal Seminar Series-www.lss.stir.ac.uk
• Longitudinal Data Analysis- http://www.longitudinal.stir.ac.uk/
• eSocial Science http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/

On the undergraduate programme I usually teach on the year three units 47C5 The Research Process I and 47C6 The Research Process II. I also make a small contribution to the first semester unit and I teach a specialist option 47SY on the sociology of youth. Since 1994 I have taught a quantitative unit on the MSc Applied Social Research.

• Gayle, V. (2005) ‘Youth transitions’, in Ermisch, J. and Wright, R.E. (2005)  Changing Scotland – Evidence for the British Household Panel Survey, Policy Press.

• Gayle, V., Jack, G. and Wright, R.E. (2005) ‘Trends in absolute poverty’ in Ermisch, J. and Wright, R.E. (2005)  Changing Scotland – Evidence for the British Household Panel Survey, Policy Press.

• Bourque, N., Gayle, V. and Wright, R.E. (2005) ‘Decline of religion’, in Ermisch, J. and Wright, R.E. (2005)  Changing Scotland – Evidence for the British Household Panel Survey, Policy Press.

• Gayle, V., Berridge, D. and Davies, R.B. (2003) ‘Econometric Analysis of the Demand for Higher Educations’, RR472, Department for Education and Skills Research Series.RR472
• Gayle, V., Berridge, D. and Davies, R.B. (2002) ‘Young People’s Entry To Higher Education: Quantifying Influential Factors’, Oxford Review of Education, 28(1), pp.5-20.
• Gayle, V., Berridge, D. and Davies, R.B. (2000) ‘Young People’s Routes To Higher Education: Exploring Social Processes With Longitudinal Data’, Higher Education Review, 33(1), pp.47-64.
• McIvor, G., Jamieson, J., Gayle, V., Moodie, K. and Netten, A. (2000) ‘Evaluation Of The Airborne Initiative (Scotland)’, Scottish Executive Central Research Unit.
• Gayle, V. (2000) ‘Quantitative Data Analysis’ Part VII in Burton, D. Research Training For Social Scientists, Sage, pp.361-419.
• Gayle, V. (1998) ‘Anoraks and Techies: A call for the incorporation of non-technical knowledge in technological developments in social sciences teaching and learning environments’, in Henry, M. Using Technology Effectively in the Social Sciences, Taylor and Francis, pp.103-13.
• Gayle, V. (1998) ‘Structural And Cultural Approaches To Youth: Structuration Theory And Bridging The Gap’, Youth & Policy, 61, pp.59-72.
• Gayle, V. (1997) ‘Developing Internet Based Teaching and Learning Resources for Social Sciences: A CSCW approach’, IASSIST Quarterly Journal, 21(1), pp.15-21.
• Gayle, V. (1996) ‘Modelling Tabular Data with an Ordered Outcome’, Sociological Research Online, 1996, 1(3), http://www.socresonline.org.uk/1/3/4.html