PhD profiles
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Craig Pinkney
Doctoral researcher
Craig is a criminologist, urban youth specialist and lecturer at University College Birmingham, UK. An experienced youth worker, Craig holds a BA (Hons) in Youth & Community Development (JNC), Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, Post Graduate Certificate in Research and a Master's in Criminology.
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Natasha Pope
Doctoral researcher
Natasha is a member of the C.H.O.I.C.E.S network; a collaboration between the West Midlands Police, P.C.C'S office, teachers, practitioners and academics from Birmingham City University and University of Wolverhampton to develop ways to help teachers identify vulnerable or at risk pupils. She also had the opportunity to sit as...
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Nirav Porwal
Doctoral researcher
Nirav is a third-year PhD student in the department of Psychology at Birmingham City University and an honorary research associate in the department of psychology at the University of Birmingham. He is interested in multiscale modelling of cognitive phenomenon, their neuronal correlates, and their modulations in disease...
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Varsha Radhakrishnan
Doctoral researcher
Varsha's aim is to develop her career in academia as her previous teaching experience and research experiences have allowed her to follow her passion.
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Helen Rees
Doctoral researcher
Helen is passionate about mental healthcare and nursing education. She has worked as a child and adolescent mental health nurse and health visitor before coming into nursing education full time. Helen is starting her research career and looks forward to adding to the body of knowledge around the place of core content in...
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Laura Riley
Doctoral researcher
Laura is a PhD researcher and Visiting Lecturer in Criminology. She teaches on a number of Criminology BA modules and is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her PhD aims to give a voice to people supporting those who have committed sexual offences against children, on their desistance journey. She will conduct...
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Hannah Roberts
Doctoral researcher
Hannah is a doctoral researcher at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Her research interests include nineteenth-century piano pedagogy and performance practice, and modern-day piano pedagogy. Alongside her doctoral studies, Hannah is a visiting piano tutor at Cheltenham College and Aldwickbury Independent Boys School.
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Jill Robinson
Doctoral researcher
Jill's research is framed by knowledge and experiences gained over the course of a portfolio career including teaching, funding (ERDF and Lottery bids), policy development, transnational project management in European, cultural and urban affairs and parallel long-term involvement in the arts as performer, trustee, strategist...
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Jay Rowe
Doctoral researcher
Jay's research topic is 'Understanding Changing Voter Attitudes and Perceptions toward Brexit', with respondents drawn from across the social spectrum. This is in order to gain insight into the broad range of views concerning Brexit.
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Nataliya Rozhin
Doctoral researcher
Nataliya Rozhin is a designer and PhD student focussing on design-led research and experimental fashion. She studied at the leading national school of fashion design, Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, graduating with distinction and winning national and international awards for her collections. Nataliya has...