Meet the Postgraduate Forum Convenors



Sarah Burton - Having completed a BA and M.Litt in English Literature at Newcastle University, Sarah spent several years dabbling in various artistic projects including work with the National Theatre, editing novels and collaborating with classical musicians. More recently she has been studying at Cambridge and teaching English. Owing to the interdisciplinary nature of her interests she has recently begun to migrate from literature to sociology to undertake her doctorate. Sarah’s research centres around narratives of power/anti-power (refusal, obstinacy, wilfulness, offendedness) and the utilization of the fantastic as part of these. She joined the BSA Postgraduate team in 2012.

 

Ursula Edgington - After a disappointing school experience, Ursula spent many years in various mundane, low-paid, commercial sector jobs. At the age of 30, after moving to a new area of the UK, she embarked on a new educational journey.

After six years of part-time study (whilst working full-time), she achieved a BA (Hons) from the University of Warwick in Education & Sociology and later completed her teaching Diploma whilst teaching English part-time in an  underprivileged inner-city community. In 2008 she achieved Distinction in the Masters in Lifelong Education from the University of Nottingham. After teaching health and social care students at Northampton College for two years, she was awarded a full-time PhD Studentship at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) in 2010. Her research is focused on teaching and learning observations in Further Education and the impact of these on teachers' health and well-being. Her other research interests focus on multi-disciplinary approaches and creativity in research.

She joined the Co-convenor team in April 2011 after a hand-over period of a few months.

Siân Lucas is currently a second year PhD student in Social Work at the University of Salford sponsored by the ESRC.  Her research interests are language rights, race and identity.  Her PhD research is a qualitative inquiry of child interpreters in social work using a discourse approach.  Before the PhD, Siân worked in social care with children and families and adults with learning disabilities.  She gained a BA in Social Work from Goldsmiths in 2008 and completed her MRes training in 2010 before progressing to the PhD.  Siân joined the BSA team in 2011.