Dr Lauren White
BA (Hons), MA, PhD, AFHEA
Sheffield Methods Institute
Lecturer in Social Research Methods
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Sheffield Methods Institute
Floor 2
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
- Profile
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Lauren joined the Sheffield Methods Institute in January 2023 as a Lecturer in Social Research Methods, having previously worked as a researcher in
iHuman and the School of Education at the University of Sheffield.Lauren is a sociologist interested in health, disability, everyday life, materialities and mobilities. Her research is often interdisciplinary in nature and spans sociology, geography, urban studies, and critical disability studies. She is particularly interested in creative and participatory qualitative research methods and doing meaningful public engagement.
Her PhD was entitled, ‘Everyday Life with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)’ and explored the everyday experiences of living with a common health condition. In 2017, Lauren won the national ESRC writing prize ‘Making Sense of Society’ for communicating this research to broader audiences. Following her PhD, Lauren received an ESRC postdoctoral research fellowship to develop research interests and disseminate research. In 2022, Lauren was awarded the Mildred Blaxter New Writer’s Award in the journal, Sociology of Health and Illness.
- Research interests
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My research falls into the following areas:
- Creative and participatory qualitative research methods
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Critical Disability Studies
- Sociology of Everyday Life
- Mobilities
- Materialities
Research Projects:
'Reimagining TAS with Disabled Young People'
‘Beers, burgers and bleach: Hygiene, toilets and hospitality in the time
of Covid-19’
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- From the home to the (hand)bag: Negotiating privacy in personal life when living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Sociology.
- Like clockwork? (Re)imagining rhythms and routines when living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Sociology of Health and Illness.
- My dear diaries: following, valuing and reflecting on moments with
research materials.. Qualitative Research.
- ‘I have to know where I can go’: mundane mobilities and everyday public toilet access for people living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Social & Cultural Geography.
- Book review : Charlotte Bates, Vital Bodies: Living with Illness. Qualitative Research, 20(1), 121-123.
Exhibitions
- Everyday life with irritable bowel syndrome. University of Sheffield.
Website content
- Solidarity through routine : relations and rhythms of regular lockdown walks.
- Bumble Bees and Creativities: Methodological Musings on the Methods for Change Showcase Event.
- Our lockdown walks: Physically, but not socially, distanced walking as method.
All publications
Journal articles
- From the home to the (hand)bag: Negotiating privacy in personal life when living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Sociology.
- Like clockwork? (Re)imagining rhythms and routines when living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Sociology of Health and Illness.
- My dear diaries: following, valuing and reflecting on moments with
research materials.. Qualitative Research.
- ‘I have to know where I can go’: mundane mobilities and everyday public toilet access for people living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Social & Cultural Geography.
- Book review : Charlotte Bates, Vital Bodies: Living with Illness. Qualitative Research, 20(1), 121-123.
Exhibitions
- Everyday life with irritable bowel syndrome. University of Sheffield.
Website content
- Solidarity through routine : relations and rhythms of regular lockdown walks.
- On building trust: Co-producing what it means to be trustworthy.
- Reimagining Trustworthy Autonomous Systems with Disabled Young People: Our Project Launch!.
- Bumble Bees and Creativities: Methodological Musings on the Methods for Change Showcase Event.
- Our lockdown walks: Physically, but not socially, distanced walking as method.
Preprints
- Trustworthy Autonomous Systems and Disabled Young People: A Critical Literature Review, Center for Open Science.
- From the home to the (hand)bag: Negotiating privacy in personal life when living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Sociology.
- Teaching interests
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Lauren has previously taught on a variety of sociological modules and qualitative methods modules. She has also supervised BA and MA dissertations on a diversity of sociological topics.