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I am a Senior Lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies. I joined Manchester Metropolitan University in 2016, initially working as a Lecturer in Human Geography, before moving to the School of Childhood, Youth and Education Studies in 2018. I teach on a range of units, from Foundation level to Masters level.
I am an interdisciplinary researcher, and have undertaken research on a diverse range of themes, including: young people's alcohol consumption practices and experiences; Airbnb; home care for people with dementia; and university students and conceptualisations of place.
I completed a PhD in Human Geography at The University of Manchester (2012-2015). My doctoral research explored young people's (aged 15-24) alcohol consumption practices and experiences. This research has made significant contributions regarding the centrality of care, intragenerational relationships, and atmospheres of music and lighting to children and young people’s drinking practices.
Following this, I undertook a Research Fellow Post at The University of Nottingham, where I worked on a project which aimed to Broaden Our Understanding of Good Home care (BOUGH) for people with dementia. During the research process I had the dual identity of a researcher and carer, as I performed personal and companionship for people with dementia, whilst conducting ethnographic research. I am still engaged with research of this nature, and am currently working with Professor Justine Schneider, University of Nottingham, to explore implementing Winston’s World as a Training tool. Winston’s World is a cartoon book based on the earlier research I conducted into home care for people with dementia. Through this dissemination grant funded by Alzheimer’s Society, we are working with a home care provider to evaluate how Winston's World can be used to support experienced home care workers, and prepare new ones to undertake this important job.
I am also currently working on an ERASMUS funded Reading Communities project, which aims to improve reading habits at home and at school, with a focus on those aged 3-12 years. The project involved the development of an app, which will be based on the concept of ludic learning to stimulate children’s creativity and imagination through interactive games that allow for the creation of original stories starting from images and/or texts from classic children’s narrative of each country, promoting intercultural awareness and affection towards reading and storytelling since early age.
The research I conduct draws on both traditional and innovative methods, and I have published extensively on the use of novel, participatory methods with children and young people, enabling them to communicate in culturally credible ways. Methods I enjoy using include auto-ethnography; joint auto-ethnography; participant observation; mobile phone methods (including mobile phone interviews and text-messaging); and textual analysis.
I am a research-led teacher. When I teach, I draw on the extensive research I have conducted with children and young people to provide cutting-edge knowledge. As an interdisciplinary researcher, I am keen to draw on a variety of disciplinary perspectives in my teaching (including geography; sociology; health; psychology), so as to provide a holistic understanding of issues.
2018 Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, awarded a distinction.
2012-2015 PhD in Human Geography, thesis title: Young People, Alcohol and Urban Life (completed within three years, and awarded with no amendments), The University of Manchester
2011-2012 MSc Environmental Governance (Distinction) The University of Manchester
2008-2011 BA (Hons) Geography (First class), The University of Manchester
2016-2018: Lecturer in Human Geography, School of Science and the Environment, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University
2017-2019 Scholars and Realising Opportunities Programme: Academic Tutorials, University of Liverpool (alongside lecturer / senior lecturer post)
2015-2016 Research Fellow
The Broadening Our Understanding of Good Home care (BOUGH) project, the University of Nottingham, Institute of Mental Health, School of Sociology and Social Policy.
I currently teach on the following units on the Early Years and Childhood Studies programme:
Foundations of Academic Practice: Introduction to Academic Writing (Level 3)
Academic and Professional Development / Manchester Met Project (Level 4)
Places for Learning: Policy in Context (Level 4)
Independent Research Project on the MA Social Research Programme (Level 7)
Secondary supervisor for Alistair Bryce-Clegg, undertaking EdD. I am co-supervising alongside Professor Gabrielle Ivinson. Alistair's thesis explores the potential of posthumanism to enable a reconceptualisation of adult observations of children’s interactions with their environment.
• External Examiner for University of Bedfordshire, FdA Child and Family Studies. Tenure: 1st January 2019 to 30th September 2022.
• External Examiner for Blackburn College FdA and BA (Hons) Working with Children and Young People and Cert HE/Degree Apprenticeship in Children, Young People and Families (Tenure 1st September 2021- 30th September 2025)
• External Examiner for Teesside University BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies and BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (International) (Levels 5&6) Tenure: 1 May 2018 to 31 December 2021.
Major publications indicated with *. IF = Impact Factor. Q = Quartile
Edited books
1. *von Benzon, N., Holton, M., Wilkinson, C. and Wilkinson, S. (eds.) (2021). Creative Methods for Human Geographers. London: SAGE. ISBN: 1526496976.
Book – Section Editor
2. *Wilkinson, S. (2020). Routledge Handbook of Place. Edensor, T. and Kalandides, A. and Kothari, U. (Eds.) Section editor for: Power, Identity and Place. Oxon: Routledge: ISBN: 9781138320499.
Peer reviewed journal articles
3. Silverio, S.A., Wilkinson, C. and Wilkinson, S. (2021). The male gaze or male gays? From romance to bromance through performances of gender and sexuality by two of Love Island’s favorite characters. Sexuality and Culture. (IF 1.28, Q1).
4. Silverio, S.A., Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2021). The powerful student consumer and the commodified academic: A depiction of the marketised UK Higher Education system through a textual analysis of the ITV drama Cheat. Sociological Research Online. 26. (1). pp. 147-165. (IF 1.163, Q1). Internal REF rated 2.75* at Liverpool John Moores University (co-author’s institution).
5. Wilkinson, C., Silverio, S.A. & Wilkinson, S. (2021). The neoliberal university and the neurotic academic: A textual analysis of ITV Drama Cheat. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 45. (2). pp. 257-269. (IF 1.570, Q2). Internal REF rated 2.5* at Liverpool John Moores University (co-author’s institution).
6. *Wilkinson, S. & Wilkinson, C. (2020). Performing care: Emotion work and ‘dignity work’ - a joint autoethnography of caring for our mum at the end of life. Sociology of Health and Illness. 42. (8). pp. 1888-1901. (IF 2.122, Q1).
7. *Wilkinson, S. and Badwan, K. (2020). Walk this way: the rhythmic mobilities of university students in greater manchester, UK. Mobilities. pp. 1-15. (IF 1.581, Q1)
8. Kristian, P., Wilkinson, S., Perry-Young, L., Turner, N., and Schneider, J. (2020). What do family caregivers want from domiciliary care for relatives living with dementia? A qualitative study. Ageing and Society. pp. 1-14. (IF 1.768)
9. *Silverio, S.A., Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2020). Further uses for Grounded Theory: A methodology for psychological studies of the visual arts and written media. Qualitative Methods in Psychology Bulletin. 29. pp. 8-19. Internal REF rated 3* at Liverpool John Moores University (co-author’s institution).
10. Travers, C., Schneider, J., Perry-Young, L., Wilkinson, S., Scales, K., and Pollock, K. (2020). Using a reflective diary methodology to investigate the experience of paid homecare. Home Health Care Management and Practice. 32. (1). pp. 10-21. (Q3)
11. *Wilkinson, S. & Wilkinson, C. (2020). Young men’s alcohol consumption experiences and performances of masculinity. International Journal of Drug Policy. 81. pp. 1-8. (IF 4.244, Q1).
12. *Wilkinson, S. (2020) “She was like ‘don’t try this’ and ‘don’t drink this’ and ‘don’t mix these’”: Older Siblings and the Transmission of Embodied Knowledge Surrounding Alcohol Consumption. Young: Nordic Journal of Youth Research. 28. (3). pp. 242–258. (IF 1.160).
13. Badwan, K. and Wilkinson, S. (2019). On place, community and belonging: how do male university students talk about 'place'? Boyhood Studies. 12 (2). (Q2)
14. Wilkinson, C., Wilkinson, S. & Saron, H. (2019). “Wearing me place on me face”: Scousebrows, placemaking and everyday creativity. Fashion Theory – Journal of Dress Body and Culture. 25. (3). pp. 395-418. (IF 0.38, Q1).
15. Wilkinson, S. & Wilkinson, C. (2019). Young people’s safety practices when drink walking in the suburbs of Manchester, UK. The Yearbook of University of National and World Economy. 1. (1). pp. 199-217.
16. Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2019). Towards a research emphasis on (un)hairiness and health. British Mensa’s: ANDROGYNY. 3. (2). pp. 27-31.
17. Schneider, J., Pollock, K., Wilkinson, S., Perry-Young, L., Turner, N. and Travers, C. (2019). The subjective world of home care workers in dementia: an ‘order of worth’ analysis. Home Health Care Services Quarterly. 38 (2). pp. 96-109. (IF: 1.11, Q2)
18. *Wilkinson, S. (2019). The story of Samantha: An autoethnography of an early career Human Geography lecturer. Higher Education Research & Development. 38 (2). pp. 398-410. (IF 1.824, Q1) Cited by 12.
19. Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2019). The only way is ethics: Applying for National Health Service ethical approval and governance for research with children. Children’s Geographies. 17. (4). pp. 480-486. (IF 2.510, Q1).
20. Wilkinson, S. & Wilkinson, C. (2018). ‘Working from home’: Academics and Airbnb, an autoethnographic account. North West Geography. 8. (1). pp. 11-17. Cited by 5.
21. Wilkinson, S. & Wilkinson, C. (2018). Researching drinking “with” young people: A palette of methods. Drugs and Alcohol Today. 18. (1). pp. 6-16. (IF 0.58, Q3). Cited by 14.
22. Turner, N., Schneider, J., Pollock, K., Travers, C., Perry-Young, L., and Wilkinson, S. (2018). ‘Going the extra mile’ for older people with dementia: exploring the voluntary labour of homecare workers. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice. 19. (7). pp. 2220–2233. (IF 2.238, Q1). Cited by 6
23. *Wilkinson, S. (2018). Young people’s drinking spaces and im/mobilities: a case of ‘hyper’-diversity. Journal of Youth Studies. 21. (6). pp. 799-815. (IF 1.724, Q1). Rated 3* in Internal Ref at Manchester Metropolitan University.
24. Wilkinson, S. (2018). “Young people, alcohol, and urban Life”. In Oxford Bibliographies in Childhood Studies. Ed. Heather Montgomery. New York: Oxford University Press.
25. Wilkinson, S. & Wilkinson, C. (2017). Night-life and atmospheric mobilities. Mobile Culture Studies, The Journal. 3. (3). pp. 77-96. Cited by 7.
26. Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2017). Doing it write: Representation and responsibility in writing up participatory research involving young people. Social Inclusion. 5. (3). pp. 219-227. (IF 1.13, Q2). Cited by 10.
27. *Wilkinson, S. (2017). Drinking in the dark: shedding light on young people’s alcohol consumption experiences. Social and Cultural Geography. 18. (6). pp. 739-757. (IF 2.043, Q1) Cited by 33. Rated 3* in Internal Ref at Manchester Metropolitan University.
28. Wilkinson, S. (2016). Hold the phone! culturally credible research ‘with’ young people. Children’s Geographies. 14. (2). pp. 232-238. (IF 1.39, Q1) Cited by 15
29. Wilkinson, S. (2015). Young people, alcohol and urban life. Geography Compass. 9. (3). pp. 115-126. (IF 2.563, Q1) Cited by 11
Chapters in books
30. Wilkinson, C. and Wilkinson S. (in press). Diversity and cultural differences. In. Lord, J. (Ed.) Psychology of Education: Theory, Research and Evidence-Based Practice. Sage.
31. Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (in press). Sounds (un)familiar: Introducing young people to the intersecting landscapes and soundscapes of a community radio station. In: Smith, T., Pitt, H. & Dunkley, R. (eds.) Introducing Young People to ‘Unfamiliar Landscapes’. Palgrave Macmillan.
32. Wilkinson, S. Fenton, L. and Markham, C. (in press). Young people’s rural and suburban drinking cultures. In: Farrugia, D. and Ravn, S. (Eds.) Youth, Place and Social Transformation Beyond the Global City. Policy Press.
33. Silverio, S., Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2021). Academic ventriloquism: Tensions between inclusion, representation, and anonymity in qualitative research. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.) Handbook of Social Inclusion, Research and Practices in Health and Social Care. Springer. Invited contribution.
34. von Benzon, N., Holton, M., Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2021). Introducing creative methods. In von Benzon, N., Holton, M., Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S (eds.) Creative Methods for Human Geographers. London: SAGE. pp. 1-14.
35. Koops, T.U., Wilkinson, C., Perry, G., Wilkinson, S. & Silverio, S.A. (2021). Making the cut: Mass media and the growing desire for genital cosmetic surgery by young women and girls. In Mayer, C.-H., Vanderheiden, E., & Wong, P. (eds.) Shame 4.0 Investigating an Emotion in Digital Worlds and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Springer. Invited contribution.
36. Halliwell, J. and Wilkinson, S. (2021). Mobile phones, text messaging and social media. In Von Benzon., N., Holton, M., Wilkinson, C. and Wilkinson, S. Creative Methods for Human Geographers. London: Sage. pp. 259-272.
37. Wilkinson, S. & Wilkinson, C. (2020) Place, age and identity. In Edensor, T., Kalandides, A. and Kothari, U (Eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Place. Oxon: Routledge. pp. 225-234. Invited contribution.
38. Wilkinson, S. (2020). Introduction: power, identity and place. In Edensor, T., Kalandides, A. and Kothari, U. (Eds.) Routledge Handbook on Place. Oxon: Routledge. pp. 219-224. Invited contribution
39. Wilkinson, S. Mobile methods. (2020). In Marie-Hall, S. and Holmes, H. (Eds.) Mundane methods. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. 267-282. Invited contribution.
40. Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2019). Childhood disability and fashion: (Un)dressing debates. In von Benzon, N. & Wilkinson, C (eds.) Intersectionality and Difference in Childhood and Youth: Global Perspectives. London: Routledge. pp. 13-29.
41. Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2019). All about that place: Tuning in to community radio - Listener diary accounts. In Doughty, K., Duffy, M. & Harada, T. (eds.) Sounding Places: More-than-Representational Geographies of Sound and Music. Cheltenham: Edward-Elgar. pp. 231-242.
42. Wilkinson, S. (2018). Young people, alcohol and suburban nightscapes. In Eldridge, A. and Sanchez-Fuarros. (Eds). Exploring Nightlife: Space, Society and Governance. London: Rowman and Littlefield. pp. 114:128.
43. Wilkinson, C. & Wilkinson, S. (2018). Principles of participatory research. In Coyne, I. & Carter, B. (eds.) Being Participatory: Researching with Children and Young People. Switzerland: Springer. pp. 15-35. Invited contribution.
44. Wilkinson, S. (2018). Being Camilla: The everyday leisure life of a captive chameleon. In Young, C. and Carr, B. (Eds.) Wild Animals and Leisure: Rights and Wellbeing. Oxon: Routledge. pp. 96-112. Invited contribution.
45. Wilkinson, S. (2017). Young women’s careful and careless drinking geographies. In Horton, J. and Pyer, M. (Eds.) Children, Young People and Care’. Oxon: Routledge. pp. 192-203. Invited contribution.
46. Wilkinson, S. (2015). Young people’s alcohol-related urban im/mobilities. In Thurnell-Read, T. (Ed.) Drinking Dilemmas: Space, Culture and Identity (Sociological Futures). Oxon: Routledge. pp. 132-149. Invited contribution.
47. Wilkinson, S. (2015). Young people’s drinking geographies. In Horton, J., Evans, B. and Skelton. T. (Eds.) Geographies of Children and Young People. Play, Recreation, Health and Well Being. 9. Of Skelton, T. (Ed.) Geographies of Children and Young People. Singapore: Springer. pp. 447-465. Invited contribution.
Book reviews
Wilkinson, S. (2016). Atmospheres: aesthetics of emotional Spaces, by Tonino Griffero (review). Emotion, Space and Society. 20. pp. 25-26. (IF 1.635).
Wilkinson, S. (2015). Contemporary adulthood and the night-time economy, by Oliver Smith (review). Hospitality and Society Journal. 5. (2-3). pp. 267-270. (IF: 0.86).
Wilkinson, S. (2015). Imagining globalization: language, identities, and boundaries Ho Hon Leung, Matthew Hendley, Robert W. Compton and Brian D. Haley (eds) (review). Progress in Human Geography. 39. (2). pp. 236-237. (IF 5.010).
Wilkinson, S. (2013). In the memory of the map: A cartographic memoir, by Christopher Norment (Review). Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization. 48. (1). pp. 70-71. (IF: 0.91).
NV. Benzon, M. Holton, C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2021). Creative Methods for Human Geographers. SAGE.
SA. Silverio, C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2021). The Male Gaze or Male Gays? From Romance to Bromance through Performances of Gender and Sexuality by two of Love Island's Favourite Characters. Sexuality and Culture. 25(6), pp.1990-2009.
K. Pollock, S. Wilkinson, L. Perry-Young, N. Turner, J. Schneider (2021). What do family care-givers want from domiciliary care for relatives living with dementia? A qualitative study. Ageing and Society. 41(9), pp.2060-2073.
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson, H. Saron (2021). "Wearing Me Place on Me Face": Scousebrows, Placemaking and Everyday Creativity. Fashion Theory - Journal of Dress Body and Culture. 25(3), pp.395-418.
SA. Silverio, C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2020). The Powerful Student Consumer and the Commodified Academic: A Depiction of the Marketised UK Higher Education System through a Textual Analysis of the ITV Drama Cheat. Sociological Research Online. 26(1), pp.147-165.
N. Turner, J. Schneider, K. Pollock, C. Travers, L. Perry-Young, et al. S. Wilkinson. (2020). 'Going the extra mile' for older people with dementia: exploring the voluntary labour of homecare workers. Dementia. 19(7), pp.2220-2233.
S. Wilkinson, C. Wilkinson (2020). Young men's alcohol consumption experiences and performances of masculinity. International Journal of Drug Policy. 81, pp.102550-102550.
S. Wilkinson (2020). ‘She was Like “Don’t Try This” and “Don’t Drink This” and “Don’t Mix These”’: Older Siblings and the Transmission of Embodied Knowledge Surrounding Alcohol Consumption. Young. 28(3), pp.242-258.
C. Wilkinson, SA. Silverio, S. Wilkinson (2020). The neoliberal university and the neurotic academic: A textual analysis of ITV drama Cheat. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 45(2), pp.257-269.
C. Travers, J. Schneider, L. Perry-Young, S. Wilkinson, K. Scales, et al. K. Pollock. (2019). Using a Reflective Diary Method to Investigate the Experiences of Paid Home Care Workers Caring for People With Dementia. Home Health Care Management and Practice. 32(1),
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2019). The only way is ethics? Applying for National Health Service ethical approval and governance for research with children. Children's Geographies. 17(4), pp.480-486.
J. Schneider, K. Pollock, S. Wilkinson, L. Perry-Young, C. Travers, et al. N. Turner. (2019). The subjective world of home care workers in dementia: an “order of worth” analysis. Home Health Care Services Quarterly. 38(2), pp.96-109.
S. Wilkinson (2018). The story of Samantha: the teaching performances and inauthenticities of an early career human geography lecturer. Higher Education Research and Development.
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2017). Doing It Write: Representation and Responsibility in Writing Up Participatory Research Involving Young People. Social Inclusion. 5(3), pp.219-227.
S. Wilkinson (2017). Drinking in the dark: shedding light on young people’s alcohol consumption experiences. Social and Cultural Geography. 18(6), pp.739-757.
S. Wilkinson (2016). Atmospheres: Aesthetics of Emotional Spaces. Emotion, Space and Society. 20, pp.25-26.
S. Wilkinson (2016). Hold the phone! Culturally credible research ‘with’ young people. Children's Geographies. 14(2), pp.232-238.
S. Wilkinson (2015). Book review: Imagining Globalization: Language, Identities, and Boundaries. Progress in Human Geography. 39(2), pp.236-237.
S. Wilkinson (2015). Alcohol, Young People and Urban Life. Geography Compass. 9(3), pp.115-126.
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2023). Young people's conceptualisations of community at a UK community radio station. In: Encountering Ideas of Place in Education. Routledge, pp.131-143.
S. Wilkinson, C. Wilkinson (2023). Researching atmos-spheres of alcohol consumption. In: Consuming Atmospheres. Routledge, pp.174-186.
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2023). Imposter syndrome and the non-pracademics: A joint autoethnographic account. In: Professional Development for Practitioners in Academia Pracademia. Springer,
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2023). A Joint Autoethnographic Account of Two Young Women in Academia: On Overcoming Imposter Syndrome. In: Academic Women: Voicing Narratives of Gendered Experiences. Bloomsbury Publishing, pp.133-146.
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2022). Sounds (un)familiar: Introducing young people to the intersecting landscapes and soundscapes of a community radio station. In: Unfamiliar Landscapes: Young People and Diverse Outdoor Experiences. Palgrave Macmillan,
L. Fenton, C. Markham, S. Wilkinson (2022). Bright Lights, No City: Investigating Young People’s Suburban and Rural Drinkscapes. In: Youth Beyond the City: Thinking from the Margins. Bristol University Press,
N. Von Benzon, M. Holton, C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2022). Introducing creative methods. In: Creative Methods for Human Geographers. Sage,
S. Wilkinson, C. Wilkinson (2022). Diversity and Cultural Differences. In: Psychology of Education: Theory, Research and Evidence-Based Practice. Sage,
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2022). Sounds (Un)familiar: Young people’s Navigations of the Intersecting Landscape and Soundscape of a Community Radio Station. In: Unfamiliar Landscapes. Springer International Publishing, pp.463-486.
SA. Silverio, C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2022). Academic Ventriloquism. In: Handbook of Social Inclusion. Springer International Publishing, pp.643-660.
J. Halliwell, S. Wilkinson (2021). Mobile phones, text messaging and social media. In: Creative Methods for Human Geographers. Sage,
TU. Koops, C. Wilkinson, G. Perry, S. Wilkinson, SA. Silverio (2021). Making the Cut: Mass Media and the Growing Desire for Genital Cosmetic Surgery by Young Women and Girls. In: Shame 4.0. Springer International Publishing, pp.193-212.
S. Wilkinson, C. Wilkinson (2020). Place, age and identity. In: The Routledge Handbook of Place. Routledge, pp.225-234.
S. Wilkinson (2020). Mobile Methods for Exploring Young People's Everynight Mobilities. In: Mundane Methods. Manchester University Press.,
S. Wilkinson (2020). Introduction: Power, Identity and place. In: Routledge Handbook on Place. Routledge,
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2019). All about that place: Tuning in to community radio-listener diary accounts. In: Sounding Places: More-Than-Representational Geographies of Sound and Music. pp.231-241.
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2019). Childhood disability and clothing. In: Intersectionality and Difference in Childhood and Youth. Routledge, pp.15-29.
C. Wilkinson, S. Wilkinson (2018). Principles of Participatory Research. In: Being Participatory: Researching with Children and Young People. Springer International Publishing, pp.15-35.
S. Wilkinson (2017). Children, Young People and Care. J. Horton, M. Pyer. In: Children, Young People and Care. Routledge, pp.192-202.
S. Wilkinson (2015). Young people’s alcohol-related urban im/mobilities1. In: Drinking Dilemmas: Space, Culture and Identity. Routledge, pp.132-149.
S. Wilkinson (2015). Young People’s Drinking Geographies. In: Play, Recreation, Health and Well Being. Springer Singapore, pp.1-19.
I have been invited to give the following talks:
Wilkinson, S. (February, 2020) guest speaker on Ethics for MA Social Research unit ‘Contemporary Issues in Childhood’, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Wilkinson, S. (2019, January) The Story of Samantha: Performances and Inauthenticities of an Early Career Human Geography Lecturer, Sheffield University Human Geography seminar series, Sheffield, UK.
Wilkinson, C. and Wilkinson, S. (2019, January) “Wearing Me Place on Me Face”: From Eyebrows to Scousebrows, Manchester Metropolitan University Human Geography seminar series, Manchester, UK.
Wilkinson, S. (2017, May). ‘Young Men’s Careful and Careless Drinking Geographies’. Drinking Bodies: Alcohol, Embodiment and Social Difference. British Sociological Association. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Invited to chair two sessions on ‘Women and Femininities’.
Wilkinson, S. (2017, January). “It ruins your night though, if one of your mates gets too drunk, cos then you have to look after them”: Young People’s Careful and Careless Drinking Geographies. Presentation for departmental seminar series, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK. Invited.
I have been involved in co-organising the following conferences:
Holton, M., Wilkinson, C. and Wilkinson, S. (2019, August). Hypersurfaces: Exploring the Geographies of Multi-Dimensional Bodies (2019), The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London, UK.
Fenton, L. Wilkinson, S. and Markham, C. (2019, May). ‘Careers in the Sociology of Alcohol and Beyond’. British Sociological Association Annual Study Group Event. One day seminar in London, UK.
Badwan, K. Wilkinson, S. and Bellamy, J. (2019, May) ‘On the Interplay of Language, Hospitality and Social Justice: Interdisciplinary Threads’. Discussant for session on ‘cosmopolitanism, citizenship and belonging’. Two-day conference, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
Wilkinson, S. (2018, April). Conference assistant at the Annals of the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting Conference.
Wilkinson, S. (2018, June). Co-organised School of Science and the Environment research day, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Wilkinson, S. (2016, April). Co-organised a conference, titled: ‘Im/Mobile Youth: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Spatial and Temporal Change in Young People’s Lives’.
Wilkinson, S. (2016, April). Co-organised the Alcohol Research UK Postgraduate and Early Career Symposium with Alcohol Research UK, with early career researchers, which took place in Birmingham in March, 2016.
Wilkinson, S. (2015, September). Co-organised a double session held at the Royal Geographical Society – Institute of British Geographers ‘Geographies of the Anthropocene’ conference (University of Exeter). The session was titled ‘(Un)Called for or Uncool?: Towards Young People Friendly Research Methods’.
Wilkinson, S. (2014, March). Co-organised the Alcohol Research UK Postgraduate and Early Career symposium with Alcohol Research UK, Dr Linda Ng Fat (University College London), and Natasha Clarke (University of Liverpool).
Editorial Board Member and Peer Reviewer for Androgyny, a British Mensa Publication (2019-ongoing).
Peer Reviewer of journal articles in: International Journal of Social Research Methodology; Gender, Place, and Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography; Health & Place; Children’s Geographies; Social and Cultural Geography; Social Inclusion; Drugs and Alcohol Today; Fennia: International Journal of Geography; and Geographica Helvetica (2016-present).
Invited paid review of book proposal for Rowman & Littlefield (November 2019)
Selected research grants obtained:
A. Schneider, J. and Wilkinson, S. (2019, August). Alzheimer’s Society dissemination grant for £2478 to undertake an evaluation of a graphic novel as a training intervention.
B. Badwan, K. and Wilkinson, S. (2019, August). Education and Social Research Institute Seed Corn Funding. £4000 awarded to undertake a research project titled: On Place, Community and Belonging: How do University Students in Sheffield Talk about their Notion of 'Place'?
C. Wilkinson, S. (2019, June). Manchester Metropolitan University Staff Development Fund, £261.60, to attend Royal Geographical Society with IBG conference.
D. Wilkinson, S. and Wilkinson, C. (2019, January). Manchester Geographical Society, awarded £924 to conduct research into ‘Perspectives on the Scousebrow from a ‘Rival’ City’. .
E. Badwan, K. and Wilkinson, S. (2018, November). Awarded Manchester Metropolitan University’s Research Accelerator Grant £4045.00 for a research project, title: ‘On place, community and belonging: how do university students in Manchester talk about their notion of ‘place’?
F. Badwan, K. and Wilkinson, S. (2018, October). Education and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and Centre for Creative Writing, English Literature and Language (CELL), Manchester Metropolitan University, £1050 awarded for hosting a two day Seminar at Manchester Metropolitan University, seminar title: On the Interplay of Language, Hospitality and Social Justice: Interdisciplinary Threads.
G. Farjo, B., Wilkinson, C., Wilkinson, S., Vaiude, P., Falder, S. and Carter, B. (2018, June). International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery: Research Grant Application, £1417 awarded to assist with The Hair Study project.
H. Wilkinson, S. and Wilkinson, C. (2018, April). Awarded £1002 from Research Centre for Applied Social Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, this was a 3-4* Research Enhancement Fund to assist with the ‘Brews and Brows’ project.
• Implementing Winston’s World as a Training Tool (2020-present). Engaging with the manager and care workers of Heritage Health Care, Trafford, UK, to evaluate the use of Winston’s World (a book for learning about home care) as a training manual for home care staff.
• Brews and Brows: Shaping Stories from Eyebrows to Scousebrows. Disseminated research findings at a public event at Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT) Liverpool, April 2018 and Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, November 2018.
• Broadening Our Understanding of Good Home care. Ethnographic research conducted on the BOUGH project fed into the design of ‘Winston’s World’ – a book / resource for learning about home care, specifically for people with dementia. Further, ethnographic research fed into the design of Silver Lining’s Care Plan, a performance by Elspeth Penny at Nottingham Contemporary. The performance shines a light on the experiences of paid carers for persons with dementia.
• Young People, Alcohol and Urban Life: During doctoral research, contributed to CASE partner’s, Our Life’s, public engagement activities by attending, and presenting at, their citizen inquiry community workshops. Community members used the findings presented at the Halton Alcohol Inquiry to suggest recommendations to educational figures; alcohol licensing bodies; the police; and public health bodies, at a launch event. This led to the signing of a pledge between these bodies regarding how they would work ‘with’ community members to see their recommendations come to fruition. Findings also fed into Our Life’s report, which outlines recommendations for how Halton can have a healthier relationship with alcohol. Participated in a workshop in order to critically evaluate Our Life’s ‘Under the Influence? Alcohol Discussion Kit’, consequently suggesting improvements for a more effective product.
Wilkinson, C., Wilkinson, S. and Silverio, S.A. (2019). Love Island 2019 needs bromance as much as romance to win hearts of viewers. Available at: http://theconversation.com/love-island-2019-needs-bromance-as-much-as-romance-to-win-hearts-of-viewers-117626. Over 12245 reads, predominantly in UK, Australia, US, and India.
• Nominated for Mildred Baxter New Writer's Prize for article in Sociology of Health and Illness. Winner to be decided September 2021.
• Shortlisted in the top five out of over 800 nominations, for the ‘most prestigious award’ of ‘Teacher of the Year’ in the MMU student union teaching awards (2019).
• Nominated for ‘tutor of the year’ (2019).
• Nominated for ‘best postgraduate supervisor’ (2019).
• Awarded ‘highly commended’: What Research Means to Me photography competition, National Institute of Health Research, Manchester (2018).
• Awarded the Ray Hodgson award for best paper at Alcohol Research UK Postgraduate and Early Career Symposium. Paper title: ‘“It ruins your night though…if one of your mates gets too drunk, cos then you have to look after them”: Careful and Careless Drinking Geographies’ (2016).
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (June, 2017)