Lucy Walton

Lucy joined the Department of Sociological Studies in February 2023, having previously completed her MA in Death, Religion and Culture at the University of Winchester; this course included a thesis which explored whether affiliation with a religious minority group in Britain increases susceptibility to funeral poverty, as a result of the inadequacy of funeral provision in welfare policy. Prior to this, Lucy completed her BA Open undergraduate degree with The Open University; the open format of this degree allowed her to cover a range of modules across Philosophy and Ethics, Religious Studies, and Sociology. Up until joining the department, Lucy had completed her university education via part-time distance learning. She continues to study part-time, alongside full-time employment as a Mortuary Assistant in Sheffield’s public mortuary, where she works as part of a team helping to care for the deceased whose deaths have been referred to the Coroner, or that require forensic investigation.