Professor Lisa Jones
| Biography | Professor Lisa Jones is a Professor of Education and Environment based in the School of Education. She is the Director of Research in the School of Education and is also the REF Coordinator for Education Unit of Assessment. Lisa's research focuses on educational, social and environmental injustices and engages participatory, place-based and creative approaches, particularly in relation to advancing climate action. Lisa is the PI on British Academy-funded 'SHEroic Journeys: Vietnamese Women's Eco-Trekking Tales for Climate Action' project. She was also PI on the Youth-led adaptation for climate change challenges in Vietnam: social action, intergenerational and intercultural learning'project funded by the British Academy’s Youth Futures Programme, supported under the UK Government's Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). and its follow-on maximising impact project 'Advancing Policy and Practice on Climate Action' project. These projects have involved partnerships with the Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (CRES), Vietnam National University, Loughborough University and Newcastle University as well as a number of non-academic partners. These projects have used participatory and collaborative approaches to support underserved groups and communities, including young people and ethnic minority and Indigenous women, to explore culturally diverse traditional practices and indigenous knowledges to offer important insights into mitigating against the challenges of climate change. Lisa was the academic lead on the Just Like Our Lives project working to support the educational experiences of young people who are looked after. The project was very successful in foregrounding the voices of young people through its co-production approach including the creation of an animated film that been widely used in training and public outreach across a range of educational settings and social/children’s services. The film was shortlisted for a range of prestigious national and international film festivals and awards including the World Health Organization’s Health for All Film Festival (from 1265 entries from 119 countries) and the prestigious Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Research in Film Awards (see the film at https://youtu.be/Al3vtGKcqhg). Along with her colleague Dr Martin Nickson and their partner the Borashabaa Refugee Community Organisation, Lisa has also received funding from the Wellcome Trust funded, British Science Association initiative - the 'Ideas Fund' - an inspiring and innovative pilot, which changes the relationship between communities and researchers to work in partnership around mental wellbeing. Lisa was also the CI on INSECURE - Capturing Intergenerational Narratives of Coastal Change The project's film featuring the stories collected from youth and community members was a finalist in the AHRC's Research in Film Award (RIFA) 'climate change' category 2021. |
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| Research Interests | Educational and social inequality Social and climate justice Class inequalities (in education and linked to the climate crisis) Participatory research approaches (co-production and youth/community-led) Education for sustainability |
| Teaching and Learning | Lisa currently teaches as follows: Module Leader - Social Justice and Social Change (U/G - Level 4) |
| Scopus Author ID | 55544622400 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Lisa welcomes postgraduate research students working in her areas of research specialism. She is currently PhD cluster lead for the 'Participatory, place-based stewardship for mobilising urban climate action' cluster. Current doctoral supervisions * The Cultural Production of 'just' flood resilience (Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Water Cultures - co-supervision with EEI/Geography). * Brush Strokes on a Turbulent Canvas: Employing Critical Portraiture Methodology to Investigate Teaching Excellence at a Northern University * Place-attachment, storytelling and creativity for environmental stewardship * Narrative Waves: Unveiling the power of class-based, place-attachment to water through creative, intergenerational storytelling for climate action *Engaging Communities in Ocean Citizen Science: A vehicle for enhancing Ocean Literacy Completed doctoral students: * Investigating the lived experiences of children and young people’s changing relationship with the natural environment during and after Covid-19 - Dr Katie Parsons. * Children’s Perceptions of Climate Change in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam - Dr Florence Halstead * “What if you don't feel ‘disadvantaged’ and you’re being called that?”: an exploration of young people’s perspectives on the ‘disadvantaged’ label in an English secondary school - Dr Alexandra Jones * Novice teachers’ emerging sense of professional identity explored through portrait methodology - Dr Ella Ait-Zaouit * Operationalising the notion of a restorative school community: A case study in a socio-economically deprived area (co-supervised PhD with Law) - Dr Richard Rhodes * Representations of Disability: A study of how people with an impairment are portrayed in equality and diversity training in UK Higher Education Institutions - Dr Martha Kember * The effectiveness of current teachers’ continuous professional development: perceptions by supervisors, senior teachers and teachers in Muscat, Oman – Dr Khalid Shammakhi |