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Ms Joanna Robson
Profile summary
- Regional Academic Staff
- Staff Tutor
- Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
- School of Social Sciences & Global Studies
- Sociology
- joanna.robson
Professional biography
BA (Hons) Organization Studies
MA Peace Studies
MPhil Cultural Studies
Certificate in Education
Research interests
Early interests included peace research/conflict resolution and gendered identities. More recently, I have been focused on education, particularly widening participation and the efficacy of peer to peer mentoring.
Teaching interests
Staff Tutor and Lecturer in Sociology and SSGS Associate Director of Teaching
I began tutoring as an AL in 2001. I am currently Module Chair of DD308 (Making Social Worlds) and Cluster Manager on DD102. As someone who came to higher education as a mature student I have maintained an interest in widening access in HE and was previously programme director of two Access to HE courses at a college of further education.
Higher Education Academy/APPLAUD (previously OpenPAD) mentor, assessor and panel member.
Impact and engagement
Higher Education Academy (HEA) – Senior Fellow
Member of the British Sociological Association (BSA)
Member of the Access and Participation Plan (APP) Task and Finish Group
