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Gayle Letherby Prof Gayle Letherby
Role
Professor of Sociology Qualifications & background BA (Hons) in Sociology (1st Class) Staffordshire Polytechnic (July 1990)
PhD (Sociology) Professional membership
Professional Associations Member - British Sociological Association (BSA) 1990 – member of various committees since 1993, including Chair of Equality of the Sexes Committee 1997 – 1998 and Vice Chair of National Executive Committee 2004 – 2006, Chair of National Executive Committee/Council 2006 - 2009 Also, co-convenor of Human Reproduction Study Group 1994 – 2002, steering group member for Family Studies Group 2005 – 2007, co-convenor South WestRegional MedSoc Group 2007 - Member – American Sociological Association 2004 - Member – Women in Higher Education Network (WHEN) 1993 – (co-Chair 2000 – 2003) Member – Association of Research on Mothering (ARM) 1997 (UK link 2000 – 2002) Member - Institute of Learning and Teaching 2002 – External Assessor on Promotion Applications Coventry University (Reader) Roles on external bodies Editorial Boards Editor: With Ross Coomber (Plymouth) I am the co-editor of Sociological Research Online 2009 – 2012 With Mark Hyde, Nick Johns and Michael Sheppard (Plymouth) I am the co-editor of Social and Public Policy Review 2008 - Book Review Editor: I was the book review editor (and a board member) for the journal Gender and Education (2001 – 2004). I was book review co-editor (with Sue Gregory, Edinburgh University) for the journal Sociology of Health and Illness (2003 - 2007). Board Chair: I was a member of the Editorial Board of Sociological Research Online 1999 – 2009 and Chair of the Editorial Board (2003- 2009). Board Member: I am a board member of the journals Women’s Studies International Forum, Reinvention: a journal of undergraduate research, Methodological Innovations. Guest Journal Editor: with Pam Cotterill (Staffordshire) I was guest editor for a double-edition of Women's Studies International Forum the title of which is ‘Women in Higher Education: issues and challenges’ (Vol 28 (2-3) summer 2005); with Pam Cotterill (Staffordshire) and Christina Hughes (Warwick) I was guest editor for an edition of Studies in Higher Education the title of which is ‘Transgressions and Gender in Higher Education’ (Vol 31 (4) August 2006). Teaching interests Methods, Methodology and Epistemology: interests include feminist methodology and epistemology together with practical elements of ‘doing feminist research’; general dilemmas in the field (e.g. ethics, power, emotion); auto/biography. Family, Kinship and Identity: interests include motherhood and non-motherhood; parenthood and non-parenthood; foster care; teenage pregnancy and young parenthood; ‘reconstructed’ families. Medicine, Health and Caring: interests include theoretical approaches, scientific knowledge and power, women and men and health care, the NHS and inequalities in health care, reproductive issues, ‘alternative’ therapies, politics, morality and medicine. Sex, Sexuality, Power and Oppression: interests include interpersonal violence, prostitution, sexuality and identity. Sociology of Crime and Deviance, Criminology: interests include theoretical perspectives, prisons and imprisonment.
Currently module leader for:
I also contribute to several other undergraduate and masters level modules and supervise undergraduate and mastes dissertation students and MPhil and PhD students. Staff serving as external examiners EXTERNAL EXAMINING Undergraduate - Sociology/Social Science at Bath Spa University College (2002 - 2006). (Appointed as advisor to new external examiner 2006-2007) Masters - MA Sociological Research, University of Sheffield, 2008 – 2012 (+ generic methods modules for MA Sociological Research, MA Global Social Policy and MA International Childhood Studies) University of Sheffield (2009 – 2012) Research Postgraduate (EXTERNAL) - (Late Pregnancy and Miscarriage, PhD) Bristol University (March 2004) - (Sex Education in Walsall, MPhil) University of Wolverhampton (July 2004, resubmission requested) - (Women and Higher Education, PhD) Toronto University (October 2004) - (Gender, Sexuality and Teaching, PhD) Warwick University (March 2005) - (Doctors and Women’s Experience of the abortion PhD) Nottingham Trent University (June 2005, resubmission requested - awarded Summer 2006) - (Chinese Women and Sport, PhD) DeMontford University (July 2006) - (The Experience of Disabled Social Workers, PhD) Staffordshire University (July 2006) - (The Experience of Prison Officers, PhD) Staffordshire University (September 2006) - (Breast Health, PhD) LaTrobe University, Australia (December 2006) - (Gender and Career Advisors, PhD) Warwick University (January 2007) - (Gender and Education, PhD) Queens University, Belfast) (November 2007) - (Heterosexual Mothers of Homosexual Sons, PhD) York University (February 2008) - (Gynaecological governance: femininity, responsibility and self-care among women with endometriosis, PhD) Monash University, Australia (September 2008) - (Childlessness in Australia, PhD) University of Melbourne (December 2008) - (Shaping textile-making as an occupational domain: perspectives, contexts and meanings, PhD) Cardiff University (June 2009) - (Occupational Therapist’s narratives of the Self as Therapist) University of Southampton, EdD (December 2009) - (An ethnography of participation, engagement and social life in an everyday public library, PhD) Cardiff University (January 2010) - (Infertility and Age, PhD) University of Essex (January 2010) - (Loss and Stillbirth, PhD) University of Bristol (May 2010) - (Older mothers and work, PhD) University of Limerick (Oct 2010) Research interests Method, methodology and epistemology (including feminist research and auto/biography); reproductive and non/parental identities; the ‘family’ and identity; teaching and learning in higher education; prisons and imprisonment; the sociology of travel and transport. UoP Research group membership Centre for Culture, Community and Society (CCCS)Centre for Health and Social Care Innovation (CHeSCI) Centre for Methodological Innovations (CMI) Health Institute of Health and Community (IHC) Law and Criminal Justice Centre (LCJC) Social and Public Policy Sustainable Transport Research degrees awarded to supervised students - Sue Melling (MPhil) ‘Parental, Maternal and Paternal Roles Related to ‘Family-Centred’ Care (AWARDED 2000 DoS) - Louise Conneelley (PhD) 'The impact of rehabilitation for those with Severe Head Injury. Perceptions of the Patient, Significant Others and Rehabilitation Team' (AWARDED 2001 Supervisor) - Kate Russell (PhD) ‘Body Image, Self-Esteem and Self-Identity: women’s participation motivation in rugby, cricket and netball’ (AWARDED 2002 Supervisor) - Liz Holmes (MPhil) ‘Performance Indicators for Family Centres: theoretical and practical issues’ (AWARDED 2002 Supervisor) - Nicola Bailey (MPhil) ‘Health Concepts and Social Context in Old Age: the conceptualisation of health related needs of people aged seventy-five and over in community care assessments’ (AWARDED 2005 Supervisor) - Zoebia Ali (PhD) ‘Experiences of Bangladeshi and Pakistani young people with disabilities’ (AWARDED 2005 Supervisor ) - Patsy Staddon (PhD) ‘Making ‘Whoopee’: Women and Alcohol Use/Abuse’ (AWARDED 2009 DoS)
- Kevin Hugill (PhD, University of Central Lancashire) ‘The Role of Fathers in Special Care Baby Units’ (AWARDED 2009 External Supervisor) - Sally Richards (PhD, Coventry University) ‘The Meanings of Gardens and Gardening for Older People’ (AWARDED 2010 External Supervisor) - Sarah Church (PhD, The Open University) ‘With Mother: the significance of the parental identity of midwives’ (AWARDED 2010 External Supervisor)
Grants & contracts
‘Semi-Supported Independent Housing for under 18 Lone Parents: Needs Assessment’ (Funded by Coventry Health Authority. AWARDED May 2001, £13,316. Research took place May 2001 – July 2001) (GL - grant applicant and principal investigator). ‘Institutional Racism Evaluation’ (Funded by The Children’s Society. AWARDED November 2001, £10,000. Research took place November 2001 – March 2002) (GL – principal investigator).‘Needs Assessment: foster carers who provide placements for young people abusing substances’ (Funded by Warwickshire County Council. AWARDED December 2001, £30,000. Research took place December 2001 – June 2002) (GL – grant applicant and principal investigator). ‘Pregnancy and Post-Natal Experience of Young Women who become Pregnant under the Age of 20 Years’ (Funded by Coventry Health Authority. AWARDED January 2002, £24,000. Research took place Feb 2002 – June 2002) (GL – grant applicant and principal investigator). ‘Substance Abuse with reference to children/young people on the ‘at risk register’ and in ‘the looked after population’’ (Funded by Warwickshire County Council. AWARDED February 2002, £19,648. Research took place March 2002 - September 2002) (GL grant applicant and principal investigator). 'Supported Housing Needs for Teenage Parents in Warwickshire (Funded by Warwickshire County Council. AWARDED March 2003, £15,860. Research took place April 2003 - July 2003) (GL - grant applicant and principal investigator). 'Domestic Violence Commissioning Strategy for Coventry (Funded by Coventry City Council. AWARDED February 2003, £9,975. Research took place April 2003 - October 2003) (Liz Gilchrist (Coventry University) and GL - grant applicants and principal investigators). 'Experience and Support Needs of 'Young' Fathers' in Warwickshire (Funded by Warwickshire County Council. AWARDED December 2003, £22,822. Research to take place March 2004 - October 2004) (GL - grant applicant and principal investigator). ‘Power and Control in the Intimate and Personal Relationships of Pregnant Teenagers and Young Mothers’ (Funded by Coventry Primary Care Trust. AWARDED February 2004, £12,000. Research took place May 2004 – December 2005) (GL – grant applicant and principal investigator). Support Following and Prior to Termination and Miscarriage for Young Women – a pilot study (Funded by Coventry Primary Care Trust. AWARDED February 2004, £13,000. Research took place September 2004 –December 2005) (GL and Louise Wallace (Coventry University) – grant applicants and principal investigators). Evaluation of Specialist Services for Young Parents (Funded by Coventry Primary Care Trust. AWARDED October 2004, £3,000. Research took place April 2005 – January 2005). (GL – grant applicant and principal investigator). ‘Mother Centres, Feminist Pedagogy, and Young Motherhood: Creating Empowerment Programming for Young Mothers’ (Funded by SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) International Opportunity Fund. AWARDED April 2008, $71,905. Research took place April 2008 – June 2009 (Andrea O’Reilly, York University, Ontario grant applicant and principal investigator, research team – Andrea O’Reilly; Deborah Byrd, Lafayette College, US; Deborah Keys, University of Melbourne, Australia; Gayle Letherby, University of Plymouth, UK; and Phyllis Montgomery of Laurentian University) ‘An exploration of Mother/Daughter Relationships during Pregnancy and the Transition to Motherhood of Women with Pre Existing Diabetes’ (Funded by Diabetes UK. AWARDED May 2008, £8,000. Research took place June 2008 – December 2008). (Elizabeth Stenhouse (University of Plymouth) and GL grant applicants and principal investigators). Creative practice & artistic projects
Training Packs and Research Training Development of a Multi-Professional Training Pack (Pilot) (Funded by Development of a Multi-Professional Training Pack (Final Development and Training Pack Evaluation). (Funded by Training Young Parents to Become Peer Researchers – Life Long Learning for Young Parents Project (Funded by Sandwell Primary Care Trust. AWARDED September 2004 £3,200. (Took place September 2004 – January 2005) (GL – funding application and lead trainer) Evaluation Developments Development of an entry and exit questionnaire/interview for young parents who access any form of supported housing (Funded by Coventry Primary Care Trust AWARDED February 2004, £8,000. Took place March 2004 – June 2005) (GL – funding applicant and chief designer). Developments Development of LifeStory Boards of young parents’ experience in Warwickshire (Funded by Warwickshire County Council AWARDED September 2005 £2,500. Taking place October 2005 – January 2006) (GL and Geraldine Brady funding applicants GB development facilitator) Publications
Selected Recent Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Cotterill P and Letherby G (1993) ‘Weaving Stories: personal auto/biographies in feminist research’ Sociology 27:1 (included in David M (ed) (2006). Case Study Research (Four-Volume Set, Sage Benchmarks in Social Research Methods Series). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage)
Letherby G and Zdrokowski (1995) ‘Dear Researcher: the use of correspondence as a method within feminist qualitative research’ Gender and Society 9:5 (included in Atkinson, P. and Delamont, S. (July 2008) Representing Ethnography London: Sage)
Letherby G (1999) ‘Other than Mother and Mothers as Others: the experience of motherhood and non-motherhood in relation to ‘infertility’ and ‘involuntary childlessness’ Women’s Studies International Forum 22:3 Letherby G (2000) ‘Working and Wishing: an auto/biographical account of managing home and work’ Auto/Biography VIII:1 and 2 Exley C and Letherby G (2001) ‘Managing a Disrupted Lifecourse: issues of identity and emotion work’ Health 5:1 Letherby G and Marchbank J (2001) ‘Women’s Studies: a comparative Letherby G (2002) ‘Challenging Dominant Discourses: identity and change and the experience of ‘infertility’ and ‘involuntary childlessness’ Journal of Gender Studies 11:3 Letherby G (2002) 'Claims and Disclaimers: knowledge, reflexivity and representation in feminist research' Sociological Research Online 6:4
Ramsay K and Letherby G (2006) ‘The Experience of Academic Nonmothers in the Gendered University’ Gender, Work and Organisation 13:1
Earle S and Letherby G (2007) ‘Conceiving Time?: Women who do or do not conceive’ Sociology of Health and Illness 29(2) Kirkman M and Letherby G (2008) ‘Some ‘Grimm’ Reflections on Mothers and Daughters: A fairy tale for our times’ Journal for the Association for Research on Motherhood 10:2 Stenhouse E and Letherby G (2010) ‘Multidisciplinary Research in Midwifery: Reflecting on a Collaborative Working Relationship’ Evidence Based Midwifery 8:1 Letherby G (2000) ‘Dangerous Liaisons: auto/biography in research and research writing’ in Lee-Treweek G and Linkogle S (eds) Danger, Gender and Data in Qualitative Inquiry Letherby G and Shiels J (2001) ‘Isn’t he good, but can we take her seriously?’ in Anderson P and Williams J (eds) Identity and Difference in Higher Education Marchbank J and Letherby G (2001) ‘Offensive and Defensive: feminist pedagogy, student support and higher education’ in Howie G and Tauchert A (eds) Gender, Teaching and Research in Higher Education: challenges for the 21st Century Letherby G and Marchbank J (2002) ‘Cyber-chattels: buying brides and babies on the net’ in Jewkes Y (ed) Dot.cons: crime, deviance and identity on the internet
Letherby G (2005) 'Gendered Concerns' in Denny E and Earle S (eds) Sociology for Nurses London: Polity Letherby G Marchbank J Ramsay K Shiels J (2005) ‘Mothers and “Others” Providing Care Within and Outside of the Academy’ in Hile Bassett R Parenting and Professing: Balancing Family Work with an Academic Career Cox R Letherby G and Marchbank J (2006) ‘Gender’ in Marsh I Sociology: making sense of society London: Pearson (third edition)
Letherby G (2007) ‘Health and Feminist Research’ in Douglas J Earle S Handsley S Lloyd C E and Spurr S (eds) A Reader in Promoting Public Health: challenge and controversy Buckingham: Open University
Letherby G (2008) ‘Researching Reproductive Loss’ in Earle S Komaromy C and Batholomew C (eds) Death and Dying: A Reader London: Sage
Letherby G (2009) ‘Researching Long Term Conditions’ in Earle S and Denny E (eds) The Sociology of Long Term Conditions and Nursing Practice Houndsmills: Palgrave Brown G Wilson C Brady G Letherby G (2009) ‘Teenage pregnancy and young parenthood: questioning the inevitability of risk, lone motherhood and social exclusion’ in Johns N and Barton A (eds) Evaluating the Political Achievement of New Labour Since 1997: Social Policy and the Public Trust Ceredigion: Edwin Mellen Letherby G and Shaw (2009) ‘Dear Diary: auto/biography, respect and mobility’ in Vanninni P (ed) Routes Less Travelled: the cultures of alternative mobilities Aldershot: Ashgate Letherby G (2010) ‘When treatment ends’ in M. Crawshaw and R. Balen (eds) Adopting after Infertility: Messages from practice, research and personal experience London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Letherby G ‘Standpoint Research’ in Jupp V (ed) (2006) The Sage Dictionary of Social Research London: Sage Letherby G ‘Emancipatory Research‘ in Jupp V (ed) (2006) The Sage Dictionary of Social Research London: Sage Letherby G ’Exploitative Research’ in Jupp V (ed) (2006) The Sage Dictionary of Social Research London: Sage Letherby G and Bywaters P ‘Extending Social Research’ in Jupp V (ed) (2006) The Sage Dictionary of Social Research London: Sage Letherby G ‘Childlessness’ in O’Reilly A and Golson J G (eds) (2010) Encyclopedia of Motherhood London: Sage Letherby G ‘Emotions’ in O’Reilly A and Golson J G (eds) (2010) Encyclopedia of Motherhood London: Sage Letherby G ‘Family Values’ in O’Reilly A and Golson J G (eds) (2010) Encyclopedia of Motherhood London: Sage Letherby G ‘United Kingdom’ in O’Reilly A and Golson J G (eds) (2010) Encyclopedia of Motherhood London: Sage Letherby G and Reid-Boyd E ‘Stay-at-Home Mothers’ in O’Reilly A and Golson J G (eds) (2010) Encyclopedia of Motherhood London: Sage Letherby G Brady G Brown G and Wilson C ‘Teenage Mothers’ in O’Reilly A and Golson J G (eds) (2010) Encyclopedia of Motherhood London: Sage Letherby G Brady G Brown G and Wilson C ‘Young Mothers’ in O’Reilly A and Golson J G (eds) (2010) Encyclopedia of Motherhood London: Sage Davidson D and Letherby G ‘Motherhood Denied’ in O’Reilly A and Golson J G (eds) (2010) Encyclopedia of Motherhood London: Sage Letherby G (2003) Feminist Research in Theory and Practice Buckingham: Open University (Chapter Four: ‘Quoting and Counting: The Qualitative/ Quantitative Divide’ reprinted in Williams M (ed) (2005) Philosophical Foundations of Social Research. Vol IV)
Jointly Authored Books Letherby G and Reynolds G (2005) Train Tracks: work, play, and politics on the railways London: Berg Marchbank J and Letherby G (2007) An Introduction to Gender: social science perspectives Essex: Pearson (2nd revised edition commissioned and due out 2012) Edited Collections Earle S and Letherby G (eds) (2003) Gender, Identity and Reproduction: social perspectives London: Palgrave Cotterill P Jackson S and Letherby G (eds) (2007) Challenges and Negotiations for Women in Higher Education The Netherlands: Springer Letherby G and Bywaters P (eds) (2007) Extending Social Research: application, implementation, presentation Buckingham: Open University Letherby G and Reynolds G (eds) (2009) Gendered Journeys, Mobile Emotions Aldershot: Ashgate Readers Jewkes J and Letherby G. (eds) (2002) A Criminology Reader London: Sage Earle S and Letherby G (eds) (2008) The Sociology of Health Care: A Reader for Health Professionals London: Palgrave
Reports & invited lectures Selected Recent Invited Speaking
Conferences/Seminars
‘Changing Roles and Identities and the Problematic Issue of Definition: infertile, childless, mother, son, friend?’ Mothers and Sons Conference, Centre for Feminist Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada (September 1998) (invited speaker)
(With Patricia Fontaine and Deborah Whatley) ‘Motherhood Re-conceived: definitions of motherhood by non-mothers and different daughters’ (Workshop) Mothers and Sons Conference, Centre for Feminist Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada (September 1998) (invited speaker)
(With Jennifer Marchbank) ‘Feminist Pedagogy, Student Support and Higher Education’ Feminist Pedagogy, University of Liverpool (January 2000) (invited plenary speakers)
(With Corinne Wilson, Nicola Bailey and Geraldine Brown) ‘Supported Semi-Independent Housing for under 18 Lone Parents: Needs Assessment’, Young Motherhood and Housing Seminar, Organised by Coventry Health Authority (October 2001) (invited speakers)
(With Corinne Wilson) ‘Social Exclusion - health and wellbeing for young pregnant women and mothers’ Teenage Pregnancy in Coventry Annual Conference, Coventry (December 2002) (invited speakers)
‘Researching non/motherhood: issues of method and methodology’ University of York (January 2005) (invited speaker)
‘The changing life-course in British Sociology: a roundtable discussion’ British Sociological Association Annual Conference, York University (March 2005) (invited speaker)
‘Hierarchies and Continuums of Non/Motherhood: research (and praxis) reflections’ Edith Cowan University, Australia (December 2006) (invited speaker)
‘Hierarchies and Continuums of Non/Motherhood: research (and praxis) reflections’ Key Centre for Women’s Health, Melbourne University, Australia (December 2006) (invited speaker) 'Extending Social Research: whose responsibility?’ ScotCen Seminar Series 2008 Scottish Centre for Social Research (January 2008) (invited keynote speaker) ‘Studying Gender: challenging myths, personal tales’ Methods of Studying Gender and Political Participation, University of Crete (May 2008) (invited speaker and participant) ‘Engaging with new (travel) mobilities: personal experiences and social concerns’ Applied Research Centre in Sustainable Regeneration (SURGE), Coventry University (June 2008) (invited speaker) ‘Educated for Motherhood: natural instincts versus expert advice’ESRC Seminar – Changing Parenting Culture, University of Kent (January 2009) (invited speaker) (with Geraldine Brady and Geraldine Brown) ‘Young Fathers’ ESRC Seminar – Changing Parenting Culture, University of Cambridge (April 2009) (invited speakers) ‘Reproductive and Non/Parental Identities/The Future of Human Reproduction’, The Future of Human Reproduction Seminar, University of Oxford (June 2009) (invited participant and speaker) Department of Sociology Postgraduate Away Day; University of Aberdeen (October 2009) (invited discussant following postgraduate presentations) (with Jennie Middleton) ‘Structuring the Thesis: a postgraduate session’ University Transport Study Group Annual Conference, University of Plymouth (January 2010) (invited workshop facilitator) ‘Auto/Biographical Legacies’ Auto/Biography Study Group Conference, BSA, University of Leicester (July 2010) (invited speaker, Phil Salmon Memorial Lecture) Teaching
The Politics of Reproduction' Guest Lecturer for Medical Ethics Week, Faculty of Medicine, Univesity of Leicester (June 2001) 'Reproductive Rights' Guest Lecturer - Issues in Women's Health, School of Management, Community and Communication, York St John, College of the University of Leeds (April 2002) 'Storming the Doors of Academia or Giving in Gracefully: sociology, gender and higher education', Plenary Speaker for British Sociological Association Postgraduate Summer School, 'Working with and For the Community: research and action' Guest Lecturer for Working with Communities - York St John, College of the ‘Women in ( ‘Sex, Lies and Audiotape: reflections on (qualitative) fieldwork’ Women’s Studies, Edith Cowan University (December 2006) ‘Reflections on Interviewing (and other qualitative data gathering)’ Guest Lecture for Sociology, York University, Ontario (February 2007) ‘The ‘Problem’ of Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood in the UK’ Guest Lecture for Community Studies, York University, Ontario (February 2007) ‘Feminist Method (sic) , Methodology and Epistemology’ Guest Lecture for Sociology, York University, Ontario (February 2007) ‘Doing Gender’ Guest Lecture for Sociology, York University, Ontario (October 2007)
Research Reports Letherby G Wilson C Bailey N Brown G (2001) Supported Semi-Independent Housing for under 18 Lone Parents: Needs Assessment, Centre for Social Justice: Letherby G Coghlan A and DuBoulay D (2002) Institutional Racism and The Children's Society, Centre for Social Justice, Letherby G Brown G DiMarco H Wilson C (2002) Pregnancy and Post-Natal Experience of Young Women who Become Pregnant under the Age of 20 Years, Centre for Social Justice, Letherby G DiMarco H Economidies P Reynolds G (2002) Needs Assessment: foster carers who provide placements for young people abusing substances, Centre for Social Justice, Letherby G Reynolds G (with Atwal, R) (2002) Substance Abuse with reference to children/young people on the 'at risk register' and in 'the looked after population', Centre for Social Justice, Letherby G Brown G Gilchrist L Letherby G Farrell M (2003) Domestic Violence Commissioning Strategy for Coventry, Psychology Subject Group and Centre for Social Justice,
Letherby G Brady G Brown G (2004) Experience and Support Needs of ‘Young’ Fathers in Warwickshire Centre for Social Justice, Reid K Letherby G Mason L Burke E Taylor C Gough A (2005) Research on Lifelong Learning for Pregnant Young Women & Young Parents in Sandwell JCJ Solutions and Centre for Social Justice, Brown G Brady G Letherby G (2005) An Evaluation of Specialist Services for Pregnant Teenagers and Young Parents Centre for Social Justice, Development Publications Brady G Brown G Letherby G (2005) Entry/Exit/Post-Exit Consultation Strategy for Pregnant Teenagers and Young Parents Accessing Supported Housing in Conferences organised Recent Conference Organisation
2000 Human Reproduction Study Group (BSA): annual day conference 2001 Human Reproduction Study Group (BSA): annual day conference 2001 WHEN: day conference - ‘In Bed with the Three Headed Monster: teaching, research and administration for women in higher education’. 2002 WHEN: two day conference - 'Taking Over the Academy?: women making inroads and carving spaces in Higher Education’. 2002 Human Reproduction Study Group (BSA): annual day conference 2003 Centre for Social Justice, 2004 Centre for Social Justice, 2005 Family Studies Group (BSA): two-day conference ‘Families and Lifecourse’ 2006 British Society of Criminology/BSA: day conference ‘Sex and Crime’ 2005 ESRC/BSA Summer School ‘Sociological Imaginations’
Other academic activities REFEREEING AND ADVISORY GROUP MEMBERHIP Journals Sociology Sociology; Sociological Inquiry; Sociological Review. Gender and Women’s Studies Gender and Society; Women’s Studies International Forum; Gender, Work and Organisation; Journal of Gender Studies; Women's Health and Urban Life. Others Human Reproduction; Journal of Social Policy; Ethnicity and Health; New Genetics and Society; Social Research Methodology: theory and practice. I have previously been an abstractor for Studies on Women’s Abstracts and for Network (BSA). Publishers Open University Press Grant Bodies I have recently been nominated to be a member of the WellBeing (as referee) Advisory Group Member 1995-1997: Member of an advisory group for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation: to advise on the progress of a 2 year research project carried out by the Family Policy Studies Centre - ‘Childlessness in
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGEMENT Following the successful completion of several research projects for Coventry Primary Care Trust and Warwickshire County Council whilst at
INTERNATIONAL LINKS AND EXTERNAL REPUTATION
International
I have also spoken, by invitation, at Brook University, Ontario, Canada; at Washington DC University and at various international seminars and conferences. In May 2006 I was a plenary speaker at the ‘Mothers and Others: promoting healthy living’ 6th Bi-Annual CASWE Conference, York University, Ontario. In September 2006 I was an invited speaker and participant at the ‘Minimal Families: Childlessness and Intergenerational Transfers in European Societies Workshop’, European University Institute, Florence. In December 2006 I was an invited speaker on the panel ‘Sociology in Britain’ at the TASA Conference, Perth, Australia.
MEDIA WORK AND REFERENCE TO MY WORK IN THE MEDIA
Chris Arnot 'Baby Bias' The Guardian (Society) (17th April 2003)
Catherine Turner ‘A Helping Hand for Teen Mums’ Coventry Evening Telegraph (Monday Supplement) (26th May 2003)
Zoe Williams ‘The Parent Trap’ The Guardian Weekend (Saturday 18th October 2003)
Various Radio Appearances including: BBC Radio Scotland, The Gary Robertson Show (guest appearance) (May 2003); Mercia South (April 2005); BBC Radio Coventry (June 2005); Thinking Allowed BBC Radio4 (June 2005).
I wrote/co-wrote two autobiographical pieces – ‘Experiencing Miscarriage’ (Letherby) and ‘Ron’s Death’ (Thornton and Letherby) – for Earle S Bartholomew and Komaromyh C (eds) (forthcoming 2008) Making Sense of Death, Dying and Bereavement: An Anthology London: Sage in conjunction with the Open University. |
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