About Me

Welcome

Hi,

My name is Geraldine Clark. I have obtained a Master of Research degree at the University of the West of Scotland. I have been employed as an associate lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland (Sociology and Global Society, Research and Inquiry 1, 2 and 3) also by New College Lanarkshire as a bank lecturer teaching Psychology.

My research interests include student experiences, non-traditional students, sociocultural and economic influences in education and widening participation.

 

Key Achievements Include:

Master of Research (2014).

Associate Fellowship of Higher Education Authority (2014).

 

PgCert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Theory and Practice (2014).

Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods for Business, Cultural and Social Scientists:  Requirements for PhD;Qualitative Methods;Quantitative Methods; Research Design and Process (2012). 

 

B.A. First Class Honours Psychology/Sociology (2011).

Awarded UWS Court Medal (2007/2008).

 

Publications

 

Clark, G. (2015). Yearning to earn or yearning to learn? Radical Statistics, 113: 17-28. 

Available at: www.radstats.org.uk/no113/Clark113.pdf

 

Presentations and achievements

  • Conference Paper: Yearning to Earn or Yearning to Learn? Delivered at Open University Widening Participation through Curriculum Conference, Milton Keynes on 1st May, 2014.
  • Conference Paper: Yearning to Earn or Yearning to Learn? Mobilising the Bourdieusian Concepts of habitus and capital in the Analysis of Students' Expectations, Experiences and Aspirations in HE. Delivered at British Sociological Association Annual Conference, Leeds, on 23rd April, 2014.
  • Conference Paper: Yearning to Earn or Yearning to Learn? Delivered at Open University Widening Participation through Curriculum Conference, Milton Keynes on 1st May, 2014.
  • Conference Paper: Yearning to Earn or Yearning to Learn? Mobilising the Bourdieusian Concepts of habitus and capital in the Analysis of Students' Expectations, Experiences and Aspirations in Higher Education. Delivered at SERA Conference, Glasgow University, Glasgow on 22nd November, 2013.
  • Poster Presentation: Navigating the System: can elearning technologies help students overcome class-based barriers within higher education? University of the West of Scotland (2013). 
  • Presentation: Why do research?  Graduate Careers Event. University of the West of Scotland (Hamilton and Paisley, 2013).
  •  Presentation: Yearning to Earn or Yearning to Learn? School of Education Seminar Series. University of the West of Scotland (2013)
  • Poster Presentation:  Butterflies or Chameleons?  SERA Annual Conference- Improving Education Through Research. University of the West of Scotland (2012)
  • Poster Presentation: 1st place EHSS. Yearning to Earn or Yearning to Learn?  UWS Poster Presentation Event. University of the West of Scotland (2012).
  • Presentation: Butterflies or Chameleons? Student Experience Group. University of West of Scotland (2012).

 

  • Bank Lecturer: New College Lanarkshire, Psychology (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • Associate Lecturer: UWS, Media, Culture and Society (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).
  • Completed Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2011).

 

 

  • Presentation: Higher Education Academy Research Seminar Series: Inclusiveness and Accessibility through Student Engagement. Delivered at University of West of Scotland, 13th May (2010).
  • Presentation: Manifesto for Learning - Transforming Learning through Student Engagement, University of West of Scotland, Transforming Learning@UWS Project Conference (2009).

 

 

Extras

Membership

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I am currently a member of:

 

  • Higher Education Academy ( Associate Fellowship)
  • British Sociological Association 
  • Society for Research in Higher Education
  • Higher Education Academy
  • Scottish Educational Research Association
  • British Education Research Association
  • BSA Bourdieu Study Group
  • Scottish Federation of University Women
  • British Federation of Women Graduates
  • Graduate Women International  (formerly International Federation of University Women)
  • University Women of Europe.

Research projects

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  • Short life research project -discussion paper project- topic “Multi-Campus Universities” (2012). 
  • I have also been involved in collating information for research in Turnitin (2013) and Sociology feedback (2013).

Representation

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  • Research student representative URKEB.
  • Research student representative on discussion paper- Global Citizenship Provision. 
  • Short life research project -discussion paper project- topic “Multi-Campus Universities”.
  • Research student representative EHSS Faculty Learning and Teaching Forum.
  • Student representative Manifesto for Learning.
  • Student representative Staff Student Liaison Group.
  • SAUWS student representative.