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Gateshead, England, United Kingdom

Building the evidence base for health, education and employment inequalities among Gateshead residents. Providing a coherent overview of how health and care works at a systems and community level, and developing frameworks for action and strategy to improve outcomes for those with learning disability and/or autism.

- Support the strategic development of a small charity working to support young women excluded from mainstream education and experiencing multiple and complex needs- Member of a Finance sub-group, supporting income-generation activities and supporting budget and financial decision-making- Write policy and support the organisation to implement systems change and improve outcomes for young people- Support with staff recruitment including writing recruitment material, shortlisting and interviewing candidates- Undergo training on issues such as safeguarding and systems change theory- Chair board meetings and prepare organisational documents and meeting minutes.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

***Safer Parks Project***Commissioned by the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner at Northumbria Police, this project uses a multi-method approach to research issues of violence ad safety in parks and public space in the North East.Duties included:- Engaging local stakeholders to garner feedback- Researching and writing a grey literature review- Contributing to the design and dissemination of a regional survey- Developing and delivering a young women's steering group to guide the project- Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data using programmes such as JiscSurveys and Excel- Develop a Safer Parks Standard to address fear of crime***Dwellbeing Shieldfield***This community-led project utilises participatory methods and peer learning to support the improvement of the urban area of Shieldfield through public space improvements, youth work and a social programme.Duties included:- Obtaining, managing, organising and evaluating research data (audio recordings, meeting notes, interviews, images)- Design work – designing pamphlets and booklets using programmes such as InDesign- Helping to organise and co-ordinate activities such as public space improvements- Coordinating and chairing online 'working group' meetings- Collating material for monitoring and evaluation reports- Liaising with key partners and maintaining stakeholder relationships- Helping to acquire funding***Methods Hub Project***This involved supporting the creation of a multidisciplinary methodologies hub with a focus on Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts and Culture.Duties included:- Coordinating and conducting research into the use of innovative and established research methods- Organising and chairing events- Coordinating steering group with academic and professional services professionals- Liaising with stakeholders and gaining buy-in- Designing web pages with a range of content types- Devising successful funding bids

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

East End Women is a holistic adult education project designed with and for women living in the North East. The project seeks to support those who face multiple barriers in reaching their goals in relation to education, training, well being and confidence.Duties include:- Manage a portfolio of grants from start to end including; sourcing relevant funds, writing successful applications, gathering relevant monitoring data, producing evaluation and monitoring reports- Develop strategic multi-agency delivery and referral partnerships with stakeholders such as local authorities, VCS networks and healthcare providers- Lead the development of domestic abuse support within the East End, including designing materials for, and delivering, the Freedom Programme- Coordinate safeguarding initiatives and develop safeguarding policy for adults and children- Design and deliver training on issues such as domestic abuse and coercive control to local multi-agency partners including hospital and nursing staff- Manage volunteers including; recruitment, induction, training and development- Coordinate, design and deliver a community education programme across Newcastle to reduce the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage.- Create and grow social media channels including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram- Develop and design marketing and educational content on programmes such as Canva and InDesign.

- Won several consultancy contracts to deliver project evaluation and research work for international charity- Led the evaluation of a national youth work programme involving stakeholders such as youth workers, young people and funders- Led focus groups and interviews with service users and delivery partners- Worked closely with stakeholders at a range of levels to generate evaluation data- Wrote an evaluation report for internal and external use.

Duties included:- Teaching a range of postgraduate modules including: UG Sociology and Geography modules, Sociology Summer School and Postgraduate training programme.- Developing students' research skills in areas such as: effective project proposal development, presentation skills, small group management, critical thinking and project planning.- Developing and delivering lecture plans, facilitating small group work and discussion with 15-20 students, marking group oral assessments, and providing written and oral 1-to-1 feedback.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Member of Newcastle University diversity advisory board. - Advise on strategies to increase levels of diversity among student populations.- Collate peer responses to issues of diversity, and how the University might better protect minority groups on campus.- Report information to senior staff members regarding key areas for change and development.

North East

Part-time private tutor providing one-to-one educational assistance to adults in higher education.- Work with students to improve their skills in academic writing and independent research skills- Identify students' individual learning needs- Proof-read and provide feedback on Undergraduate and Postgraduate essays on a variety of social science subjects- Provide ongoing feedback throughout course of tutoring

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Cinema Politica is a Montreal-based media arts, non-profit network of community locals that host independent political film and video events by Canadian and international artists and filmmakers. As an organisation, Cinema Politica are committed to providing a space in which to learn and discuss independent and radical films and ideas.As co-chair of Cinema Politica Newcastle, my duties included:- Oversaw a regional non-profit arts organisation- Negotiated with partners and venues to host monthly public film events and discussions- Acted as cardholder and treasurer of corporate bank account, overseeing the management of payments and budgets- Created and distributed marketing material and developed networking opportunities- Recruited and managed volunteers.

London, United Kingdom

Research intern at NLGN, supporting the research team in various tasks across a number of project themes. My work focussed on a project relating to Public Health, and the role of the Local Authority following the 2013 transition from NHS.Primarily, duties included:- Analysing quantitative and qualitative survey data using Survey Monkey and Excel- Analysing qualitative interview data- Compiling summary reports on data trends- Writing policy briefings- Recruiting participants and arranging interviews

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Duties included dealing with telephone, email and face-to-face student enquiries, processing enrollment forms, giving course guidance and information, and welcoming centre visitors.Other duties included administrative tasks such as filing, photocopying, typing of letters and reports, maintaining confidential paperwork, processing invoices and taking minutes.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Sociology

Activities and Societies: Feminist Society, Gender Research Group, Geography Society, Student RepMy PhD thesis explores the role.

Master’S Degree, Sociology And Social Research, Distinction

Activities and Societies: My thesis explored the experience of violence and fear among people identifying as transgender in the North.

Bachelor’S Degree, Geography, First Class With Honours

Activities and Societies: My thesis was written on the experiences of chronic homeless adult women in the North of England. I explored.

Education record

A Level English: A* A Level Geography: A A Level Sociology: A AS Level Media: B 11 GCSEs: A*-B