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Research interests

My research interests centre around families, parents and motherhood. This includes infant feeding, baby banks, representations of mothers in children's literature, motherhood in the past, genealogy and family history.

My doctoral research explored mother's stories of infant feeding in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Biography

Justine Gallagher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work Education and Community Wellbeing. She teaches on the BA(Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies programme, leads modules and supervises undergraduate dissertation projects. Justine has a keen interest in experiential learning and employability and supports students with fieldwork and placement opportunities as part of their studies. Her previous roles in Sure Start Children’s Centre provided a wealth of experience in working with families as part of multi professional teams.

Her research comes under the broad theme of motherhood. Particularly in terms of breastfeeding, poverty, genealogy and family history. She has a developing interest in children's literature. Her PhD explored the infant feeding stories of new mothers in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Justine is also Departmental Transnational Education Coordinator for both the BA (Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies and BA (Hons) Guidance and Counselling programmes and supports the delivery of these programmes by our partner organisation, Kaplan, in Singapore.

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):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, A BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE EXPLORATION OF INFANT FEEDING IN AN AREA WITH LOW BREASTFEEDING RATES, Northumbria University

28 Oct 201323 Feb 2023

Award Date: 23 Feb 2023

Education, PGCE, PGCE (PCET) , Northumbria University

1 Sept 200825 Jun 2010

Award Date: 25 Jun 2010

Teacher Training, Advanced Diploma, Teaching in the lifelong Learning Sector, Mathematics, Numeracy CPD, Northumbria University

1 Sept 200825 Jun 2009

Award Date: 25 Jun 2009

Education, BA (Hons), Learning in Families, Schools and Beyond, Northumbria University

1 Jan 200329 Nov 2006

Award Date: 29 Nov 2006

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