About this Event
LDC Winter Lecture and Cake Edit
Join us in person for the LDC Winter Lecture and Cake Edit! It’s a cozy gathering where you can enjoy some fascinating talks and delicious cake with friends. Perfect for anyone wanting to dive into interesting topics while savoring a sweet treat. Don’t miss out on this fun, laid-back event — see you there!
Agenda
12:00 Refreshments
12:30 “Resilience in the climate crisis: Learning from young Mauritians”, Shannon Wakefield, University of Pretoria
13:15 Postgraduate Inaugural Lecture: “Exploring women’s changing perceptions of commitment to men in mid and later life”, Dr Andrea Colquhoun, LSBU
14:15 Break
14:30 Bake and Design your Research
15:30 Networking
16:00 End
Speaker 1
Shannon Wakefield is an Educational Psychologist in private practice, a PhD Candidate in Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and a part-time lecturer in Psychology at the University of Middlesex, Mauritius. Her doctoral research focuses on Resilience in the Climate Crisis, specifically examining how how young Mauritian adolescents respond resiliently to the educational disruptions caused by extreme weather events (EWEs). Shannon uses innovative arts-based methodologies (including draw-write-talk and photo-elicitation) to deeply explore how Mauritian young people in high-achieving schools (academies) experience EWE-related school closures and the multisystemic facilitators of their progress despite this exposure. Shannon aims to translate locally grounded insights into evidence‑informed support and policy for youth wellbeing and climate adaptation. Her broader interests include adolescent mental health, community resilience, and the links between individual experience and environmental change.
Speaker 2
Dr Andrea Colquhoun qualified as a social worker in 1987 she worked for a number of local authorities in a statutory capacity with children, families and people with mental health issues. After specialising in mental health she optimised her skills as a generic social worker by taking the position of Senior Practitioner in an out of hours team dealing with borough wide emergencies. During her time in social work practice she qualified as a practice teacher and counsellor. In 2002 she completed an MA in Gender Culture and Modernity at Goldsmiths. In 2003 she became a full-time university lecturer whilst continuing to practice as a social worker. Dr Colquhoun is interested in the interplay of interpersonal relationships with social and political contexts. These themes are reflected in her doctoral research. In 2024 Dr Colquhoun was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis: ‘Exploring constructions of commitment for women in mid and later life’. This research aimed to provide an explanation for the rise in numbers of divorce and separation for women in mid and later life.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
LSBU Hub, 116 London Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
