Imagine! Different in academia
Imagine! Different in academia. is the recording of a talk presented at the International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry in Cape Town in May 2022.
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.
Wellbeing in Higher Education podcast: Ableism
I was invited to contribute to the Cambridge Centre for International Research podcast series to talk about the experience of disabled people in higher education and how to improve the situation.
The lived experience of fibromyalgia
This podcast is an audio-recording with slides as it was presented on the 25th June 2021 to the fibromyalgia support group Faversham Fibromyalgia Friends.
Book: Lived Experiences of Ableism in Academia
Deeply embedded in personal experiences, this perceptive book provides examples for universities to develop inclusive practices, accessible working and learning conditions and a less ableist environment.
Article: Scope and continuum of participatory research
In this article, I draw on three case studies to explore the relationship between participatory and creative research methods.
Book: Ableism in Academia
The book "Ableism in Academia" provides an interdisciplinary outlook on ableism that is currently missing. Through reporting research data and exploring personal experiences, the contributors theorise and conceptualise what it means to be/work outside the stereotypical norm.
Chapter: Rhythmanalysis to account for time
This chapter draws on Nicole's research on how academic staff with chronic illnesses and disabilities specifically interact with the buildings and what impact the physical environment has on their everyday experience.
Creative output: “I need duvet days” – Chronically ill academics
This is an example for analysis within Embodied Inquiry from my research with chronically ill academics. The illustrated poem was created from the transcripts of conversations with chronically ill academics and an arts-based approach to making sense of data.
Invisible disabilities in academia
This is a contribution to Times Higher Education from February 2018 about invisible disabilities in the higher education sector.
Strategies to manage academic life
This is a post I wrote in July 2018 about how neurodiverse, chronically ill and disabled academics manage their academic life. This was published as a guest post on the Chronically Academic blog.
Reshaping higher education
This is my reshaping higher education contribution to the post-strike Big Meeting organised by Reclaim the University in June 2018.
“I can’t describe what I’m going through”
This is my contribution to the RAI2018 conference in London "I can't describe what I'm going through - research, arts and therapy".
Article: Ableism in academia: where are the disabled and ill academics?
From the context of UK higher education this article explores ableism in academia to stimulate a debate and raise awareness of those disabled and ill academics , whose voices are not heard.
Article: Exploring the lived experience of fibromyalgia
The paper reports on the lived experience of fibromyalgia, which used identity boxes and metaphorical representation to offer a holistic view.
Skype – Video-conference interviews in health research
The paper discusses practical, ethical, and methodological pitfalls and concerns when using Skype as a tool for interviewing.