Starting #phdlife (Sept ‘18). Better late than never. Research interests: sign language; deafness; social networks; transition to adulthood.

Manchester, England
Joined January 2015
Young reporter Ella shares some of the difficulties she faced when she became deaf as a teenager. Share your story with the READY study and help change things for deaf young people in the future. manchester.ac.uk/thereadystu… #AreYouReady #DeafFutures
A 15-year-old girl who completely lost her hearing while at school has spoken of how getting cochlear implants and a support worker changed her life. Ella, from Essex, started losing her hearing in 2016 and it rapidly got worse, affecting her studies. bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england…
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This is the project I’m currently working on. Please share far and wide!
Read about the @officialUoM and @EdinburghUni ground-breaking #research which we are proudly funding, bit.ly/38Jr6D7. To find out how your #deaf child can get involved in the @thereadystudy, click here: bit.ly/2xtRns9
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It's #TinnitusWeek. Did you know deaf people are more likely to have tinnitus? If you are deaf or have any kind of permanent hearing loss and are aged between 15-19, why not take part in our study? rebrand.ly/ready-takepart #AreYouREADY #DeafFuture
There are many benefits to work experience. Are deaf young people missing out? If you are deaf or HoH #TheReadyStudy wants to know more about how work experiences was for you rebrand.ly/ready-takepart (and don’t miss your chance to apply here!)
DEADLINE TO APPLY - FRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY. @PwC_UK_Careers have 500 work experience spaces available for students across the UK in Year 12 (England & Wales); Year 13 in Northern Ireland; S5 in Scotland to join an Insight Week. Submit an application here: pwctrk.co.uk/tp/rj6-Ys9Kr-J-…
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Meet another of our amazing co-enquirers - Kieran. He's a deaf Teacher of the Deaf currently working in Scotland and he's looking forward to following the journeys of the deaf young people he meets in the READY study over the next 5 years. #TheReadyStudy #AreYouREADY #DeafFutures
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Did you know, the READY study has recruited a team of deaf young people to work with us on our project? Look out for our posts over the next few days, as they introduce themselves.... #TheReadyProject #DeafFutures #AreYouReady
She is Catherine, one of our co-enquirers in The Ready Study. See this video to know why she decided to take part 📺(BSL+subtitles)
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Great opportunity to experience being a part of our team @UoMSORD
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Fellow PhD students, what works for reading/working on the go? I do a fair amount of train travel and need to make that time more constructive. Dropbox synced across hardware, and a tablet?
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Woah! Do you think it’s too late to switch university?
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Congratulations! Look forward to learning more about future plans for this.
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Have a great break!
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Good luck @emmafc74
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Aww, thank you. Would it be in poor taste to retweet this? 🎺
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Great opportunity to be part of a fantastic team (I may be biased!)
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Induction complete. Survived first supervision. Time spent today seeking out some informal support networks off and online (please do follow), reading journaling tips and signing up for a could of courses. I’m off! #PhDchat #PhDlife
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"the findings have already influenced one journal, International Studies Review, [,...] giving authors 100 extra words to explain any citation gap." The ‘gender gap in citations’: how female authors lose out timeshighereducation.com/new… via @timeshighered
A few of the images shot by these talented children, most of whom were picking up a camera for the first time #DeafCam #DeafCamSA
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Working on storyboards towards their first short film #DeafCam #DeafCamSA
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Such a fascinating project. Do check out the photos. xitter.cf/thrivesa_/status/97688…
Our thanks to @ahrcpress for the opportunity to create an innovative collaboration between anthropologists, social researchers, parents of deaf children, deaf role models and educators @UoMSORD @GCVA_Mcr @hihopes_ @ThriveSA_ Day 2 at Kwavulindlebe School for the Deaf #deafcam