Personal profile
Biography
My academic expertise is related to gender and specifically looking at British Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi women. I also have expertise within the field of child's voice and bereavement. My professional background is within the field of Special Educational Needs and SEBD in particular and I have worked as a teacher and a SENCO and as an Independent Inclusion Consultant prior to joining the University of Portsmouth.
Research Interests
BAME women
Education, gender and achievement
Bereavement and Loss
Special Educational Needs (specifically Social Emotional Behavioural Difficulties / Sensory Dysfunction)
Inclusion and Diversity
Global/Social Justice
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Surrendering to death and its aftermath: Conceptual explorations in the era of coloniality/modernity
Ribbens McCarthy, J. & Hamilton, S., 22 Jan 2026, Decolonising Death Studies. Pentaris, P., Pitsillides, S. & Ghorbani, H. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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An examination of the correlation and compromises of Ofsted, The National Curriculum, and Physical Education in British Schools
Malhi, T., Hamilton, S. & Mikuska, E., 23 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Applied Technical and Educational Sciences. 14, 4, p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decolonising the aftermath of death in UK contexts: theoretical approaches, institutional ‘constraints’, and everyday experiences
Hamilton, S., Keenan, J., Pusey, L., Ribben Mccarthy, J., Stedmon, J. & Taylor, F., 18 Feb 2025, (Early online) In: Mortality: Promoting the Interdisciplinary Study of Death and Dying. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘If I break your leg, you won’t ask me to fix it for you’: innovative explorations in ‘decolonising’ UK bereavement services
Hamilton, S., Ribbens McCarthy, J., Stedmon, J. & Pusey, L., 7 Feb 2025, (Early online) In: Mortality: Promoting the Interdisciplinary Study of Death and Dying. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Complex worlds, complex people: auto-ethnographic conversations on decolonising the aftermath of death
Golding, B., Hamilton, S. & Ribbens McCarthy, J., 28 Nov 2024, Death, Dying and Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives. Mallon, S. & Towers, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon: Routledge, p. 159-172 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Thesis
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Izzat, intersectionality, and educational journeys: hearing the voices of British Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani (BIP) heritage women
Hamilton, S. K. (Author), Bradley, T. (Supervisor), Jonsson, T. (Supervisor) & Salvi, F. (Supervisor), Aug 2018Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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MICE Hub: Mental Health in Childhood and Education - Impact and Outreach
Sims-Schouten, W. (PI), Maynard, E. (Team Member), Gorczynski, P. (Team Member), Emerson, A. (Team Member) & Hamilton, S. (Team Member)
1/12/17 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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MICE: Mental Health in Childhood and Education (MICE) Hub
Sims-Schouten, W. (PI), Maynard, E. (CoI), Hamilton, S. (CoI), Sherwood, G. (CoI), Gorczynski, P. (CoI), Wilson, C. (CoI) & Heard-Laureote, K. (CoI)
1/01/17 → 29/12/17
Project: Research
Activities
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CDAS conference 2024
Hamilton, S. (Presented paper)
6 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Invited talk on “Bereavement: Impact on Learner Identity, Mental Health and wellbeing”
Hamilton, S. (Invited speaker)
7 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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panel member discussing 'decolonising bereavement studies' journal article
Hamilton, S. (Speaker)
3 May 2023 → 4 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Mental Wellbeing Q&A Panel at University of Winchester
Hamilton, S. (Invited speaker)
10 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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BSA Online Conference Speaker
Hamilton, S. (Speaker)
20 Apr 2022 → 22 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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The big idea: why we need to put death on the curriculum
10/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited