(he/him) PhD student @sheffielduni researching disability and siblings. Part of the Challenging Behaviours podcast @challengingpod

Joined February 2013
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3 Mar 2025
Hey X - I'm recruiting for my PhD research looking at how disability and intimacy is represented on Instagram. I am looking to speak to women with physical impairments to invite them to join the first stage of my research, a steering group. Please share far and wide!
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6 Jan 2025
Excited to share my article for the Polyphony: Analysing the Intimate: Learning Disabilities, Sibling-hood and Humour. 1/2.
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I ask the question of 'who can be funny?', challenging the questions of comprehension that can arise in discussions around learning disability and humour. This is in recognition of the implications of being seen as 'humourless'. 2/2.
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Excited to share my Oxford Bibliography on 'Learning Disabilities and Siblings': oxfordbibliographies.com/dis…

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What a joy to restart our PGR Disability Reading Group for this academic year! The amazing @tomjryan99 started us off with a great article: Shuster, S.M. & Westbrook, L., 2024. Reducing the joy deficit in sociology: A study of transgender joy. Social Problems, 71(3),791-809(1/2)
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The title of my chapter is "Ethical Complexities of Having Difficult Research Conversations: A Reflective Account and a Cautionary Tale on Speaking for 'Others'". In this chapter I engage with the work of two of my favourite feminist scholars: Linda Alcoff's "The Problem of (1)
What an honour to be invited to contribute with a chapter to this amazing book: Nurturing ā€˜Difficult Conversations’ in Education Empowerment, Agency & Social Justice in the UK: bloomsbury.com/us/nurturing-… The ethics of care implemented by the editors @kfleming100 & @DemissieFufy (1)
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What a great day: @_AnkitaMishra, @Turana06484468, @FeliciaChang29, @tomjryan99, @charlie_grosset & I organised & hosted a hybrid symposium entitled 'Critical Exploration of Ethical Issues in Research with 'Vulnerable' Populations'. Reflexive panel discussions, a keynote (1/3)
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Tom Ryan retweeted
We are inviting family carers of adults with learning disabilities to take part in the Tired of Spinning Plates project. Please see our poster for more information and follow this link if you would like to sign up: mmu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/for…
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1 May 2024
Very exciting event coming up!
1 May 2024
šŸ“¢Call for Presentations!šŸ“¢ Come and join us for this exciting PGR-led hybrid interdisciplinary conference for PGRs, early career researchers, and civil society involved in disability research, activism & practice! Accepting submissions until Midday Sunday 26th May 2024!
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Tom Ryan retweeted
Been affected by a type of blood cancer? Identify as part of an ethnic minority? Please take part in my PhD research project to improve support and healthcare services. DM or email me to participate. Please share; tell a friend to tell a friend! #bloodcancer #healthinequality
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2 Feb 2024
Really excited for this!
Join this online symposium on 13th March at 7pm GMT – "Disability, Sociology and Sibling Research". We have some fantastic speakers whose work challenges this important area of study: Dr Shaquinta Richardson @ariella_meltzer @tomjryan99 @JoPavlopoulou tickettailor.com/events/univ…
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Tom Ryan retweeted
1 Nov 2023
Call for PhD research participants! Please share and contact if you are interested, there is a video in the next tweet!
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I saw it's #antibullyingweek & remembered my article on the disablist school violence disabled young people experience. Ktenidis, A. (2022)Ā En/Counters with Disablist School Violence: Experiences of Young People with Dwarfism in the United Kingdom @BJSocE tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1…

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Call for PhD research participants! Please share and contact if you are interested, there is a video in the next tweet!
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7 Jul 2023
Finally visited the ā€˜Nothing About Us Without Us’ exhibition at the brilliant @PHMMcr . Favourite part: the comment card about ā€˜inspiring’ narratives…
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7 Jul 2023
And seeing the LB quilt is always wonderful
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