Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- Intergroup relations in divided societies
- The role of schools in promoting intergroup relations in divided societies
Public outreach & key achievements
UNESCO Chair on Globalising a Shared Education Model for Improving Intergroup Relations in Divided Societies
Research in NI informed the Shared Education Act (2016), and in the Republic of Macedonia, the establishment of a state-wide Interethnic Integration in Education Programme.
Recent (2016-present) expert advisor roles include, British Academy, ‘Education in Conflict and Protracted Crises’; Academy of Social Sciences, ‘Making the Case for Education in the UK’- subsequently launched in the House of Lords (2017); Salzburg Global Session 605, ‘Climate Change, Conflict, Health and Education’; Research Review of mid-Sweden University - Chair of the Education Panel.
Research students
| Name | Asma Alblooshi |
| Years of study | 2018-2021 |
| Country | UAE |
| Name | Abbie Leigh Kewley |
| Years of study | 2016-2020 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD area | Citizenship Education in Northern Ireland and Israel within an Education Rights Framework |
| Name | Dr Helen Hanna |
| Years of study | 2010-2014 |
| Country | China |
| Quote | Getting the opportunity to do a PhD with Joanne opened up a new world of opportunity to me. I had never considered academia as a career before, but very soon after I started I realised that research was my passion. Joanne cultivated this sense of passion but also allowed me a great deal of independence to pursue my interests and to grow as a researcher. She set an example as a woman in academia, and as someone pursuing impactful research and being active on an international scale, that I wish to follow. |
| Current Position | Associate Research Fellow, Institute of International and Comparative Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai (2019-Ongoing). Formerly Lecturer in Education Studies, Institute of Childhood and Education, Leeds Trinity University (2014-2019). |
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- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
- Centre for Shared Education
- Mitchell Institute