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Biography
Since completion of her PhD Faith has taught Geography at the University of Northampton, being promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2007.
Faith was a founder member of the RGS-IBG Geographies of Children, Young People and Families Research Group. She is Book Reviews Editor for the international Children’s Geographies journal.
Teaching Interests
Programme Leader: BSc Geography.
Teaching on the following modules:
- Children’s Geographies
- Geography Field Module
- Career Planning and Employability
- Introducing Human Geographies
- Geographical Techniques
- Geography Dissertation
Research Interests
Faith’s research interests are in the areas of children’s geographies, geographies of disability and wellbeing, and learning and teaching in higher education.
Funded research projects include:
- 2015-2016 Student-led accessibility developments. (Funded by University of Northampton Innovation Fund.)
- 2007-2008 ‘Disabled’ staff and off-site activities: opportunities and challenges for students’ learning. (Funded by HEA GEES Subject Centre.)
- 2005-2006 The learning of others: students as ‘learning facilitators’. (Funded by HEA GEES Subject Centre.)
Research student supervision includes:
- Rebekah Ryder (2011-2014) Growing up sustainably? Young people and ‘sustainable’ urban development. PhD. (University studentship.)
- Matthew Callender (2007-2011) Experiences of young Polish migrants living in Northamptonshire. PhD. (University studentship.)
- Lee Dunkley (2008-2011) Sure Start and social capital: implications for community-building. MPhil. (Local authority studentship.)
- Michelle Pyer (2005-2009) The difference that difference makes: leisure, space and teenage wheelchair users. PhD.
Education/Academic qualification
PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education, University of Northampton
2005 → 2006
PGCE, Postgraduate certificate in teaching in higher education (PCTHE), University of Northampton
2004 → 2005
PhD, The experiences of teenage girls growing up in rural Northamptonshire, University of Northampton
1998 → 2002
Bachelor, BSc Human and Physical Geography, University of Reading
1995 → 1998
Keywords
- G Geography (General)
- Children's Geographies
- Fieldwork
- Disability and wellbeing
- Human Geography
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Projects
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Developing and embedding an inclusive curriculum across FAST
Davies-Vollum, S. (PI), Tucker, F. (CoI), Whewell, E. (CoI), Stepniak, A. (CoI) & Dean, V. (CoI)
1/08/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Internal Fund › Other funding
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Undergraduate students’ use of LinkedIn
Sharma, K. & Tucker, F., 19 Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster
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Children's Geographies (second edition)
Kraftl, P., Horton, J. & Tucker, F., 23 Mar 2023, Oxford Bibliographies: Childhood Studies. Oxford University PressResearch output: Contribution to Book/Report › Entry for Dictionary/Encyclopedia › peer-review
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Fieldwork experiences of Global Ethnic Majority Students
Sharma, K., Waite, C. & Tucker, F., 22 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster
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Fieldwork Futures: enhancing the undergraduate fieldtrip experiences of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences students with common mental health conditions.
Smith, J., Tucker, F. & Waite, C., 22 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster
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Enhancing Fieldwork Futures: race and inclusion in Geography field trips
Tom, E., Waite, C. & Tucker, F., 23 Jun 2022.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster
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Exploring Fieldwork Futures: Staff and Student experiences of GEES Fieldtrip provision before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Waite, C., Tucker, F. & Tom, E., 31 Aug 2022.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract
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Not just muddy and not always gleeful? Thinking about the physicality of fieldwork, mental health, and marginality.
Tucker, F., Waite, C. & Horton, J., 20 Nov 2022, In: Area. 54, 4, p. 563-568 6 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Children and young people
Horton, J., Pyer, M. & Tucker, F., 9 Oct 2020, (Accepted/In press) Research Ethics for Human Geography. Wilson, H. & Darling, J. (eds.). SAGE Publications LtdResearch output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
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Exploring Fieldwork Futures: Staff experiences of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science Fieldtrip provision before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tucker, F. (Author) & Waite, C. (Author)
3 Feb 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Geography fieldtrips and mental health
Tucker, F. (Author) & Horton, J. (Author)
13 Dec 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
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Not just muddy and not always gleeful? Thinking about mental health, intersectionality and the physicality of fieldwork.
Tucker, F. (Invited speaker), Waite, C. (Speaker) & Horton, J. (Speaker)
10 Nov 2021Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
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What difference does it make? Some reflections on ‘disability’, bodily differences and childhood research
Tucker, F. (Author) & Pyer, M. (Author)
1 Sept 2007Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Press/Media
Thesis
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Young girls in the countryside: growing up in South Northamptonshire
Tucker, F. (Author), Matthews, H. (Supervisor), 2002Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis