Ana Nenadović
Co-Chair
Ana is a Senior Lecturer in Global Liberal Arts at SOAS University of London. Her research focuses on gender-based violence, war, gender and memory, migration and affect, and feminist rap. Her regional interests are Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and the Balkans. Ana is also an artist. She is the author of the book Zwischen Schweigen und Sprechen, the co-editor of América Latina – África del Norte – España, and co-author of the forthcoming monograph Rage in Caribbean Women’s Writing. Her articles have been published in Feminist Theory, Matatu, Cuestiones de Género and other journals.
Athina Mara
Co-Chair
My academic and research trajectory centres on gender, sexuality, inequalities, and citizenship. As Lecturer in Strategy and Social Policy at the University of Roehampton, I teach Active Citizenship and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, contribute to postgraduate supervision and mentorship, and serve as Early Career Researcher Representative. My work combines qualitative research expertise with public-facing scholarship. As co-work package leader on the UKRI/Horizon project Gender Empowerment through Politics in the Classroom, I led qualitative analysis across five countries. My doctoral research, awarded summa cum laude, examined same-sex parenting kinship in Greece, alongside with political discourses and stakeholder perspectives.
Adele Moore
Student Essay Prize Officer
Adele Moore is a PhD candidate at the University of Liverpool. Utilising a range of methods, such as surveys, interviews and Instagram analysis, Adele’s research seeks to explore the constitution of women’s contemporary contraceptive knowledges and their practices of contraceptive experimentation. Her research reviews and interrogates the procedures and practices through which the contraceptive knowledges of young women in England are constituted.
Nadine Shanahan
Student Essay Prize Officer
Nadine Shanahan is a post-doctoral researcher at Edge Hill University, examining the role of religion and worldviews education in responding to misogyny and the emerging ‘manosphere.’ Additionally, Nadine’s research explores women’s experiences in online political spaces from a psychological lens, interrogating the coping strategies women adopt in comparison to gaming environments. During a fellowship at the University of Georgia, Nadine conducted research focused on women and their use of ‘girl’ themed TikTok trends, particularly examining the connection between neoliberalism and the lived realities of women. Nadine’s PhD thesis explored women’s negotiation of ‘idealised femininity’ in the context of Instagram, which is characterised by multiple affective positions such as frustration, ambivalence and pleasure.
Irralie Doel
Book Prize Officer
Rachel Alsop
Book Prize Officer
Rachel is Director of the Centre for Women’s Studies at the University of York, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Rachel is also Co-Chair of the Academic Women’s Forum at the University of York and Co-Convenor of SexGen North, a network of gender and sexuality scholars in the north of England. She is an Editor of the Journal of Gender Studies, and co-author of Gender Theory in Troubled Times published by Polity Press in 2020.
Angharad Morgan
PGR and Events Officer
Angharad is a Secondary school teacher and PhD student at Lancaster University in the Department of Education and Social Justice. She is Newcastle District Branch Secretary for the National Education Union and the Chair of Trustees for Beyond, youth mental health charity. Her research uses feminist and queer theory to identify the ways in which male youth facilitators reframe different models of masculinity. Angharad works with organisations such as the Association for Citizenship teachers, Life Lessons and the Resisterhood, creating resources and delivering training sessions for schools on PSHCE topics. She is the former project lead for national Gender Action programme and Research Assistant on the Men4Change project at Liverpool University.
Jennifer MacKay
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Kayden Schumacher
Newsletter and Social Media Officer
Dr. Kayden J. Schumacher (they/he) is a dedicated scholar, researcher, lecturer, and school counsellor committed to advancing gender, sexuality, and feminist perspectives in education and the social sciences. Currently, Kayden is a Research Fellow on YOUROPE, a Horizon Europe-funded project focused on strengthening youth participation in European democracy, particularly among underrepresented groups. Their work involves employing community-led and quantitative methods to co-create inclusive democratic spaces within educational institutions, connecting young people and their communities with European policymakers. Recently, Kayden completed a PhD studentship at Coventry University’s Centre for Global Learning, researching the experiences of transgender and gender-diverse students and educators in the English education system, with a focus on wellbeing and health, educational policy, technology, and resistance. Kayden is passionate about fostering inclusive educational environments through democratic processes, collaboration, and participatory research methods. Their work bridges research, policy, and practice to drive meaningful change in education and gender studies on a global scale.
Claire Pierson
former Chair and Honorary Board Member
Claire is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Liverpool, she works on abortion rights and activism and is a co-author of the book Reimagining Global Abortion Politics (Policy Press, 2018). She is currently working on a monograph on contemporary gender and feminist politics in Northern Ireland for Manchester University Press.
Bethany Thomas
Website Officer
Bethany Thomas is a PhD candidate at Edge Hill University (Psychology). Her doctoral research explores the construction of gamer identity for women gamers and the intersection with gender identity, as she is interested in gender representation and inclusion in digital spaces. Bethany is an Assistant Lecturer and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is also a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Cyberpsychology Section committee, a reviewer for BPS Psychology of Women and Equalities Review, and a Women in Games (WIGJ) ambassador.
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