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Talitha is an Associate Professor, and is the Head of Division for Education. 

Talitha is currently the Module Leader of one Level 4 and one Level 6 module, as well as providing supervisory support for Level 6 dissertation students. Some of her previous roles within in the Division for Education have included: Programme Leader for Education Studies; Year Leader for Level 4 and also Level 6; School Widening Participation Representative; Divisional Placement Coordinator, and Divisional Employability Coordinator. 

Talitha's research background is primarily in Critical theory and Critical pedagogy, with a special interest in gender and positionality. Talitha is very interested in creative and collaborative research approaches and methods, such as Participatory Action ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and photovoice. She is currently working towards completing her Phd, which is a critical exploration into how children negotiate gender and sexuality within primary school spaces.

Institute for ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Criminology and Community and Social Justice

Bird, T. and Gill, R. (2023) 'Understanding identity and positionality through student-staff interactions on an education studies undergraduate programme'. In: Pulsford, M., Morris, R. and Purves, R. [Eds.]  (2023) Understanding Education Studies: Critical Issues and New Directions. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 137-143

Gender, Sexuality, Childhood, Education, Critical Pedagogy

BA: Educational Theory, Issues in Childhood, Education and Social Justice, Critical Pedagogy, Sociology of Education and Childhood, Philosophy of Education and Childhood, Gender and Education

BA [Hons] Education Studies, MA Critical Theory and Cultural Studies, PGCE Post-Compulsory Education and Training

EDUC1402 Perspectives in Education

EDUC3315 Radical Education

EDUC3346 Dissertation 

Vice Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award 2016

PGCE in Post-Compulsory Education and Training