Profiles
Dr Liz Hodgkinson
Diversity Inclusion Officer
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Sociology, PgDip Social Research Methods, PhD Sociology
Professional membership
Member of the British Sociological Association (BSA)
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Technology in society, gender and technology, ethics in engineering, research methods and design, ethics in research, equality and diversity, professional skills.
Research
Research
Research interests
Gender in education and employment, the under-representation of women in technology disciplines, diversity in engineering, learning, teaching and student retention, gender in the curriculum.
Other research
Social science students' attitudes towards quantitative methods (ESRC funded study) with Malcolm Williams, Geoff Payne and Donna Poade.
Grants & contracts
With Malcolm Williams and Geoff Payne (School of Sociology, Politics and Law), ESRC 'Student Perceptions and Experiences of Quantitative Methods', £30,061.60, September 2005 to March 2007.
With Sue Turpin-Brooks (School of Engineering), DfES, UK Resource Centre for Women in SET, 'SET for Work' initiative, £5,621, September 2006 to July 2007.
With Peter White (School of Computing, Communications and Electronics), HEFCE Active in Communities Fund, 'Techno-Textiles: A Robot Fashion Show', £1,600, September 2006 to July 2007.
With Sue Turpin-Brooks (School of Engineering), DfES, UK Resource Centre for Women in SET, 'SET for Work' initiative, £7,000, Dec 2004 to June 2006.
Publications
Publications
Hodgkinson, L., Khan, A. and Braide, S. (2019), ‘Exploring women’s experiences of choosing and studying engineering and navigation: a case study’, International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, Vol 11, no. 1 (2019).
Hamill, L. and Hodgkinson, L. (2013) ‘Civil Engineering’s image in the UK: a 10 year update’, Proceedings of ICE: Civil Engineering. Vol 166, May 2013, pp. 89-95.
Hodgkinson, L. and Hamill, L. (2010) ‘Pre-16 School Work Experience and Civil Engineering Careers’. Proceedings of ICE: Civil Engineering, Vol. 163, August 2010, pp.131-136.
Hamill, L. and Hodgkinson, L. (2008) ‘Civil Engineering’s image: a 5-year update’, Proceedings of ICE: Civil Engineering. Vol. 161, August 2008, pp.132-137
Hodgkinson, L. (2008) ‘Increasing female participation in engineering education – initiatives at The University of Plymouth’, The Structural Engineer, Vol 86, No. 1, January 2008. The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).
Hodgkinson, L. and Hamill, L. (2006), ‘Civil engineering careers in the UK – still not what women want?’, Industry and Higher Education, London, IP Publishing Ltd.
Hodgkinson, E. A. (2006), ‘Increasing and enhancing female participation in engineering education’, Proceedings of The International Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education 2006, Published by: The Higher Education Academy Subject Centres for Materials and Engineering.
Hodgkinson, L. and Hamill, L. (2005), ‘Civil Engineering – Still a job for the boys?’, Proceedings of ICE: Civil Engineering, Vol 158 (4), November 2005.
Hamill, L. and Hodgkinson, L. (2003) ‘Civil engineering’s image in schools - and how to change it’, Proceedings of ICE: Civil Engineering, Vol 156 (2), May 2003.
Hodgkinson, L. (2000) ‘Is Technology Masculine? Theorising the absence of women’, Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, Rome, Italy, 2000.