Dr Christine Lewis
Master’s in Education Course Leader
Secondary, Further Education & Training

Department: Secondary, Further Education & Training
Email address: [email protected]

Profile
Biography
- Postgraduate Research Recruitment and Induction Co-ordinator, Edge Hill University (April 2022 to date)
- Programme Leader MA Education, Edge Hill University (2017 to date)
- Senior Lecturer, Postgraduate Professional Learning, Edge Hill University (2013 to date)
- Course Leader Teaching Learning Mentoring Practice BA (Hons), Edge Hill University (2011 – 2013)
- Student Associate Scheme Programme Leader, Edge Hill University (2008 – 2011)
- Teacher of History at a NW Secondary School – 2008
- Senior Schools Liaison Tutor, HE (2006 – 2007)
- Assistant Training School Manager and Professional Mentor in a NW Secondary school (2003 – 2006)
- Assistant Head of Year in a NW Secondary School (2002 –2003)
- History, Government & Politics, RE, Geography & PSHE teacher in a NW Secondary School (1999 – 2006)
Research Interests
I am interested in autoethnographic, life story, narrative and creative approaches to research and how these powerfully connect the personal to the cultural. My research explores kinship affinities between relations in adoptive/birth families, as well as those between humans and more-than-human animals, since these are likely to influence identity formation and relate to issues of equality and social justice. I am a member of the Center for Human Animal Studies (CHAS) at Edge Hill University and a co-ordinator of the Narrative Research Network, an interdisciplinary group of researchers based in the Faculty of Education, providing encouragement and support for colleagues involved in narrative research.