Position papers for BERA (British Educational Research Association)
Here I share my two position papers written as part of the review of the ethical guidelines for the British Educational Research Association.
Becoming an innovator in Higher Education
Contribution to Times Higher Education Campus about becoming an innovator in Higher Education.
Article: The social course of fibromyalgia: resisting processes of marginalisation
This article reports an empirical study into the lived experience of fibromyalgia, which led to the identificiation of four forms of resistance against processes of marginalisation amongst those who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
Article: Exploring experiences of ableism in academia
This article presents disabled academics' experiences and collective understandings of ableism as constructed through normalisation and able-bodiedness.
Creative output: This is just to say
This is an example of an ethnographic poem, the output of poetic inquiry and analysis within Embodied Inquiry from my research with academics.
Ableismus in Academia: Trotz Fleiß kein Preis?
This post is a link to a recording from an event held via the Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, where I was asked to discuss ableism in academia.
NVivo Podcast Episode 13: Participatory research methods
I was invited to contribute to the NVivo Podcast Between the Data. My contribution was published as Episode 13 "Participatory research methods with identity boxes, photographs and Lego".
Article: Embodied reflection within dance training
This article explores where the somatically inspired pedagogy of teaching reflective practice through a creative and embodied approach sits within dance training.
Article: Partnership in teacher education
This article is an example of student-staff collaboration within the community of practice of trainee teachers.
Creative methods – messy data?
This is to stimulate a discussion around boundaries of research, ethics and ownership of "messy data" resulting from creative methods.
Getting started with educational research
Getting started with educational research is a short introduction to the research process and offers help with questions and methods.
Digest: Value of social networks for teachers
Kelly and Antonio (2016) report on the value of social networks, more sepcifically facebook, for the teaching communities.
Findings from RefME survey on plagiarism
RefME survey findings show how students are affected by plagiarism. More needs to be done to prevent plagiarism by raising awareness.
Playing games in lessons
Games are often used as motivators in lessons, but games shall not become the main focus. We are teachers and learning needs to be central to lessons.
Which kind of teacher are you?
The result of a wide-ranging study provides an insight into the kind of teacher you may be. According to the findings there are four major types of teachers: the idealist, the moderate, the practitioner and the rationalist.
Nomination for The Liebster Award 2018
This is a post to formally accept the nomination for the Liebster Award 2018.





