Researching an-'other': reflections on ethical tensions and pitfalls

She has worked in schools, colleges and in the higher education sector for over 20 years and has undertaken consultancies nationally and internationally. Christine is the co-convenor of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS)' Race and Leadership Research Interest Group, and her research interests are in the areas of race, equality and diversity in teacher education, the experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) males in teaching, race and leadership, and the use of critical race theory as a theoretical, methodological and analytic lens for examining race in education.

Her research interests include race, ethnicity, culture, educational equity, inclusion, and social justice in schools, further and higher education. She is particularly concerned about the impact of race and culture on educator practice and student outcomes.

As well as reviewing research for the ESRC and several journals, she has served on the Research Excellence Framework panel twice and is a former member of the UK Council for Graduate Education, Working Group on Black and Minority Ethnic participation in postgraduate research. 

Janet is an experienced teacher educator with over 15 years of experience in a range of universities. Prior to her current role supporting a public sector organisation to implement degree holder post-graduate and degree apprenticeship programmes, she has taught on a range of modules on Primary PGCE and undergraduate ITT and Education Studies programmes.

Janet completed her EdD in February 2022 examining Black female teachers’ professional identity formation in white-dominated educational spaces. She is due to take up a new role in Inclusive Education at University of Surrey in July 2022.