Personal profile
Overview
Sophie Atherton is a PhD candidate in Sociology, supervised by Dr. Petra Nordqvist and Prof. Sue Heath. Her research investigates the experiences and representation of transgender and non-binary students at secondary school in the UK and provisions for the future. She is interested in theories of gender, sexuality, the sociology of education, youth studies and creative qualitative methods more generally.
Further information
Contact email: sophie.atherton@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Teaching
TA for Researching Culture and Society (2019/2020) 1st year undergraduate Sociology module, at The University of Manchester.
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Social Science, Sociology (awarded July 2017, first-class honours), The University of Manchester
Master of Science, Sociological Research (Awarded December 2018)
External positions
BSA Youth Study Group Postgraduate convenor (appointed December 2019)
Prizes
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3 year PhD Studentship from Sociology in the School of Social Sciences at The University of Manchester
Atherton, Sophie (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Shortlisted for the Sociology Dissertation Prize 2017 at The University of Manchester
Atherton, Sophie (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other distinction