Personal statement

I am the Academic Leader for Educational Partnerships, Access and Staff Development within the School of Sciences. I work closely with our Educational Partners, our Link Tutors, and internal stakeholders to oversee the collaborative Educational Partner provision in the School that is supported by the University.

My research interests are in young people’s happiness and well-being and materialism. I am also interested in transitions to higher education and in supporting students with their employability.

I joined 黑料正能量 in February 2020 in the Department of Psychology, specialising in Developmental Psychology and Materialism and Wellbeing.

Academic qualifications

  • PhD
  • MScR
  • BSc (Hons)
  • FHEA

Teaching specialisms

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Debates in Psychology

Research outputs

article

Sutton, C (2021) 'What counts as happiness for young people: a qualitative study.' Children & Society, 35 (1). pp. 18-33. ISSN 0951-0605

article

Nind, M, Holmes, M, Insenga, M, Lewthwaite, S and Sutton, C (2020) 'Student perspectives on learning research methods in the social sciences.' Teaching in Higher Education, 25 (7). pp. 797-811. ISSN 1356-2517

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McMurray, I, Rafferty, C, Sutton, C and Patel, S (2017) 'Using dissertation projects to facilitate transitions to university and employment: an exploratory case study.' Journal of Further and Higher Education, 41 (3). pp. 273-285. ISSN 0309-877X