Sophie Phillips

Faculty of Social Sciences

Research Associate

Sophie Phillips
Sophie Phillips
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sophie.phillips@sheffield.ac.uk

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Sophie Phillips
Faculty of Social Sciences
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
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I am a Research Associate with iHuman at the University of Sheffield. I am working on the Wellcome Trust Anti Ableist Research Culture Project, where we are employing inclusive methods to investigate how the university can become anti-ableist. I am specifically exploring how we can promote more inclusive disability research at the University of Sheffield. This is through an Open Call to all researchers in TUOS seeking to support research projects that put into practice inclusive methods with disabled people and their representative organisations. Also, we are cripping the university research concordat to ensure accessibility.

Research interests

My research work to date has been focused on the autistic experience, particularly with the university and workplace contexts. My university research has focused on the experiences of autistic women. I have experience of qualitative research approaches, including creative methods.

Publications

  • Holloway, C., Munro, N., Jackson, J., Phillips, S., & Ropar, D. (2020). Exploring the autistic and police perspectives of the custody process through a participative walkthrough. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 97(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2019.103545
  • Costley, D., Emerson, A., Ropar, D., Sheppard, E., McCubbing, A., Campbell Bass, S., Dent, S., Ellis, R., Limer, S., Phillips, S., & Ward Penny, J. (2022). The anxiety caused by secondary schools for autistic adolescents: in their own words. Education Action Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2021.2019075
  • Forthcoming: a chapter in an edited book on creative methods and autism based on the ‘Playing A/Part Conference’. Expected publication 2024.

Forthcoming: The Neurodivergent Postgraduate Women: Navigating the Neurotypical University. Pavilion. Expected publication 2024.

Professional activities and memberships
  • Research Associate, iHuman, University of Sheffield, May 2024 - present
  • Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society, September 2016 – present