Robyn Platt
Research Degree Programme Officer and Lecturer in Sociology
Institute of Arts and Humanities
History, Politics and Sociology
email: r.platt@worc.ac.uk
Qualifications
- BA First Class (ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester)
- MA with Distinction (ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Birmingham)
- The Birmingham Award, ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Birmingham
Teaching & Research
Robyn teaches Sociology in the Institute of Arts and Humanities and is passionate about making higher education and learning accessible and inclusive by design.
Robyn's research interests are sociology of the body and health, in particular the embodiment of ‘contested bodies’ and stigmatised bodies. Robyn’s additional areas of expertise are the sociology of education with a focus on critical university studies, sociological theory, race and racism, migration and ‘superdiversity’.