At the start of the pandemic, I wrote that ‘underlying health conditions’ would be used as euphemism for ‘acceptable death.’ An 8 year old with asthma had their whole life ahead of them. They played, they yelled, they wanted to be a YouTuber when they grew up. They matter.

Delighted to have received a ERSC WRDTP PhD studentship to research positive counter-stories around disability and sibling relationships Education@Sheffield starting in October. Big thank you to everyone who’s helped so far ☺️

Please share and contact if you are interested!

In collaboration with The Compassionate Friends charity, Dr Laura Towers will be co-hosting a 'Bereaved Siblings Day' on campus - to discuss experiences of sibling grief & loss with other bereaved siblings, based on her research. Info & registration: ow.ly/PCNC50KpmsT.

Justice for Laughing Boy - 10 years on #justiceforLB Prof Ryan Tom Ryan INQUEST mountainsofmylife.org/2023/07/04/jus…

Call for PhD research participants! Please share and contact if you are interested, there is a video in the next tweet!

I'm currently recruiting participants for a qualitative study of dedicated online spaces for people with #LongCovid in the UK. You can read the full information and register interest at lccsinfo.co.uk. Feel free to contact me with any questions!

I saw it's #antibullyingweek & remembered my article on the disablist school violence disabled young people experience. Ktenidis, A. (2022) En/Counters with Disablist School Violence: Experiences of Young People with Dwarfism in the United Kingdom @BJSocE tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.108…

Really excited for this!

Been affected by a type of blood cancer? Identify as part of an ethnic minority? Please take part in my PhD research project to improve support and healthcare services. DM or email me to participate. Please share; tell a friend to tell a friend! #bloodcancer #healthinequality

Very exciting event coming up!

We are inviting family carers of adults with learning disabilities to take part in the Tired of Spinning Plates project. Please see our poster for more information and follow this link if you would like to sign up: mmu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2n…

The sheer joy at seeing Liam Fox lose his seat, is off the scale. A man who weaponised disabled people for his own political gains. Good riddance.

What a great day: Ankita Mishra, Turana, Hsiao-fang CHANG, Tom Ryan, Charlie Grosset & I organised & hosted a hybrid symposium entitled 'Critical Exploration of Ethical Issues in Research with 'Vulnerable' Populations'. Reflexive panel discussions, a keynote (1/3)

The title of my chapter is "Ethical Complexities of Having Difficult Research Conversations: A Reflective Account and a Cautionary Tale on Speaking for 'Others'". In this chapter I engage with the work of two of my favourite feminist scholars: Linda Alcoff's "The Problem of (1)