DR REBECCA TAYLOR
University of Leeds ,England
Dr Rebecca Taylor is a Teaching Fellow in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds (England). Her research interests include: Gender and Crime, Cyber Violence, Class Inequality, Media Representation of Classed Identities and Welfare Stereotyping. Rebecca has experience teaching on a range of modules including Quantitative Research Methods, Social Inequalities and manages a large UG module, Crime, Law and Regulation. Intent on understanding perceptions of the income gap and support toward redistribution, her research focuses on the analysis of BSAS data and on public perceptions of inequality and poverty in austerity Britain (2009-2015). To explore Welfare attitudes further, this research has now been extended, focusing on perceptions of welfare recipients as underserving, fraudulent and dependent on welfare (2009-2018).
Clare Mawson
Clare Mawson is a PhD student at York St John University (England). Her research interests relate to social justice in education, marginalised learners in Higher Education and the experiences of special educational needs and disabled children in the English education system. Indeed, Clare entered academia as a result of her experience in supporting families of disabled children and, as a seasoned advocate, acting on their behalf with educational professionals. Clare graduated with a First Class BA (hons) Social Policy degree and a Masters in Social Research Methods (Distinction) and her PhD research focuses on investigating the experiences of Working Class Medical Students.
York St John University,England
Dr Scott Avery
Western Sydney University,
Australia
Dr Scott Avery, is an Indigenous disability researcher and Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University, Australia. He is an Aboriginal man descendant from the Worimi people and is profoundly deaf. He developed his interest and approach to disability and inclusion research whilst working in community roles in the Australian Indigenous disability community, where he maintains a close connection. In 2018, he authored the publication 'Culture is Inclusion: A narrative of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability' (2018) based on his research. He has presented as an advocate on the rights of Indigenous people with disability at a number of United Nations forums, Royal Commissions, and Australian government inquiries.