Dr Beth Edwards
Enterprise Education Development Co-ordinator
Affiliations
Contact info
Email: b.a.edwards@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: 01248 383131
Twitter: @BethAnneBangor
Office: Room 403, 2nd Floor Neuadd Rathbone, College Road
Research
CURRENT
I currently work within the Employability Service to develop Enterprise Education at Bangor University. This involves engaging with academic and teaching staff to embed enterprising skills into the curriculum.
PREVIOUS
PhD Health Science (passed with minor corrections, May 2022)
Study title: Surfacing the Perspective of Autistic Girls Aged Between Thirteen and Eighteen Within a Complex Social Discourse on Autism: A Qualitative Inquiry
Phase 1: Autistic teenage girls and their social worlds: A scoping review
Phase 2: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of the portrayal of autistic teenage girls in national UK newspapers.
Phase 3: Developing the profile for autistic teenage girls: co-produced with stakeholders.
MRes Thesis (2018)
Title: Gender and ASD: Exploring Professional's Perspectives.
A mixed method study including questionnaires, interviews and a case study based activity. Based in two locations in North West England and North Wales.
BA Dissertation (2017)
Title: Special Educational Needs: Single definition or interpretation?
A mixed method study using questionnaires and interviews.
Personal
- Girl Guiding Unit Leader.
Other
- Co-founder of UNITE Bangor - a group for students with ASD to have a safe space and meet people. I have been chair and treasurer.
Contact Info
Email: b.a.edwards@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: 01248 383131
Twitter: @BethAnneBangor
Office: Room 403, 2nd Floor Neuadd Rathbone, College Road
Education / academic qualifications
- 2022 - PhD , Bangor University (2018 - 2022)
- 2022 - Other , Mental Health First Aid & Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace
- 2018 - MA , MRes Childhood and Youth , Bangor University (2017 - 2018)
- 2017 - BA , Childhood Studies , Bangor University
- Other , Basic Life Support: Worksafe Training Systems
- Other , Child Protection in Education (Level 2)
Research outputs (2)
- Published
Female adolescents with ASD and the social world: From literature, to scoping review, and beyond
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
- Published
Poster presentation - PhD study
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Prof. activities and awards (22)
Making research doable: my research and journey to enterprise education
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Participation in research
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Autistic experiences of an inpatient mental health setting
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk