
Dr Wendy Martin
Senior Lecturer
Mary Seacole 301
- Email: wendy.martin@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268747
Summary
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Health Sciences at Brunel University London. I am a sociologist and qualitative researcher with a focus on health, ageing, care and the use of creative methods. My background has included clinical nursing, research fellow and lecturer roles, and I have worked in several universities in the UK. I completed a BSc in Sociology and Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University (1997); and an MA in Sociological Research in Health Care (1999) and a PhD in Sociology (2008) both from the University of Warwick.
The focus of my teaching is on the MSc Public Health and Health Promotion and includes leading and contributing to study blocks on health promotion, health and society, research ethics and qualitative / digital research methods. I was previously the programme leader for 4 years. I have extensive experience in curriculum development and I am a Recognised Programme Developer at Brunel University London. I am also the Research Ethics Officer.
My research focuses on ageing, embodiment, the digital and everyday life and the use of visual and creative methods in ageing research. I was Principal Investigator for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) research project Photographing Everyday Life: Ageing, Lived Experiences, Time and Space. I am currently Co-Investigator for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) international partnership Ageing, Communication, Technologies (ACT): experiencing a digital world in later life (led by Prof Kimberley Sawchuk, Concordia University, Canada) and Collaborator for the 5 year SSHRC Insight Grant Digital Culture and Quantified Aging (with Profs Barb Marshal and Stephen Katz, Trent University, Canada).
I am Co-Convenor of the British Sociological Association (BSA) Ageing, Body and Society study group and Co-Editor of the Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology that was published in 2015 (both with Prof Julia Twigg, University of Kent). I am a member of the Editorial Board of the Sociological Research Online journal, of the Associate Board of the Sociology Journal and of the Executive Board for the Research Committee RC11 Sociology of Ageing of the International Sociological Association.
Qualifications:
PhD (2008) Department of Sociology, University of Warwick. ESRC funded. Thesis ‘Embodying ‘active’ ageing: health, bodies and emotions in later life’.
MA (with distinction) in Sociological Research in Health Care. University of Warwick (1999). ESRC funded.
BSc (First Class Honours) Sociology and Anthropology. Oxford Brookes University (1997)
Registered General Nurse. St. Mary’s Hospital, London (1986)
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice. University of Reading (2011)
Responsibility
Committee Responsibilities:
Elected Member of Senate
College Research Ethics Committee
University Academic Appeals Committee
Administration Responsibilities:
Research Lead for Division of Health Sciences
Research Ethics Officer for Division of Health Sciences
Postgraduate Research Lead for Division of Health Sciences
Digital Education Champion
Teaching Interests:
Health Promotion; Social Context of Health Promotion and Public Health; Qualitative Research Methods; Digital Methods; Sociology of Health and Illness; Social Context of Ageing; Sociology of the Body and Emotions
Newest selected publications
Martin, W. and Pilcher, K. (Accepted) 'Visual Diaries, Creativity and Everyday Life', in Mcmullan, G. and Amigoni, D. (eds.) Beyond Late Style: Rethinking Late-Life Creativity. Routledge. , in press.Open Access Link
Spinelli, G., Massimo, M. and Martin, W. (2018) 'Objects of Desire and of Disgust: Analysis and Design of Assistive Technologies'. Design4Health: proceedings from Design4Health 2018, in press.Open Access Link
Victor, C., Zubair, M. and Martin, W. (2018) 'Families and caring in South Asian communities', in Walker, A. (ed.) The new dynamics of ageing volume 2. Policy Press. , 2.
Martin, W. and Twigg, J. (2018) 'Editorial for Special Issue 'Ageing, Body and Society: Key Themes, Critical Perspectives''. Journal of Aging Studies, 45. pp. 1 - 4. ISSN: 0890-4065 Open Access Link
Martin, W. and Pilcher, K. (2017) 'Visual Representations of Digital Connectivity in Everyday Life'. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, forthcoming. pp. 138 - 149. ISSN: 0302-9743 Open Access Link