Meet the team
About us
Our team brings together researchers with expertise across youth, education, community studies, and social justice. We work collaboratively with young people, practitioners, and communities to develop research that is inclusive, impactful, and grounded in real-world experience. Through our combined knowledge and partnerships, we aim to support positive change in communities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Professor Lisa Russell
Professor of Education and Employment/Research Group Lead
Dr Harriet Rowley
Senior Lecturer in Education and Community/Co-Lead for Research Group
Professor Karen Salt
Professor of Culture, Place and Communities
Professor Gabrielle Ivinson
Professor of Education and Community
Professor Anita Franklin
Professor of Childhood studies and faculty lead for health and education institute for children’s studies (ICF)
Dr Laura Trafi-Prats
Reader in Education, Community and Creative Research Methods
Dr Samantha Wilkinson
Reader in Youth Geographies
Dr Katherine Davey
Research Fellow
Dr Su Corcoran
Senior Research Associate
Dr Rachel Stenhouse
Senior Lecturer
Lily Skourides
Doctoral Student
Shaung Yin Cheryl Ng
Doctoral Student
Hatty Ruddick
Doctoral Student