Staff profiles
Dr Manny Madriaga
Senior lecturer in research and evaluation
Phone 0114 225 4022
E-mail m.madriaga@shu.ac.uk
Research interests/current work
I have a keen interest in theorising the processes of social exclusion / social inclusion. This has been demonstrated in my PhD work in sociological studies at the University of Sheffield, where I examined 'race' in notions of USA national identity. This interest has moved on to disability studies and education studies. Being based within Sheffield Hallam University's portfolio of quality enhancement, I am currently engaged in institutional research with a focus on student engagement, widening participation and inclusive practice in learning, teaching and assessment. I am managing editor for the institution's own peer-reviewed Student Engagement and Experience Journal. I am also a member of the European Access Network and the Disability Research Forum.
Funded research includes the Equality Challenge Unit grant (as Co-I) 'Using data to improve the disabled student experience' (completed 2011), the Higher Education Academy grant (as PI): 'Enabling transition into higher education for students with Asperger Syndrome' (completed 2007) and the Aimhigher South Yorkshire grant (as PI): 'Transition of Disabled Learners from Further Education to Higher Education' (completed 2005).
Journal and publication responsibilities
Editorial board member: Student Engagement and Experience Journal; The Journal of Inclusive Practice in Further and Higher Education
Referee and book reviews: Learning, Media and Technology, Journal of Educational Studies, Journal of American Studies, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, National Identities, Studies in Higher Education, Ethnicity and Health
Selected publications
Madriaga, M., K. Hanson, H. Kay and A. Walker (2011) Marking-out normalcy and disability in higher education, British Journal of Sociology of Education 32(6): 901-920..
Madriaga, M., A. Walker, K. Hanson, C. Heaton, H. Kay, and S. Newitt (2010) 'Confronting the same barriers: disabled and non-disabled students' learning and assessment experiences at one UK University', Studies in Higher Education 35(6): 647-658.
Madriaga, M. and R. Mallett (2010) 'Images of Criminality, Victimization, and Disability', in Shoham, S. G., Knepper, P. and Kett, M. (editors) International Handbook of Victimology, Taylor and Francis, USA, pp. 585-610.
Madriaga, M. (2010) 'I avoid pubs and the student union like the plague': Students with Asperger Syndrome and their negotiation of university spaces', Children's Geographies 8(1): 23-34.
Madriaga, M. (2010) 'Why US nationalism should never be considered postnationalist', National Identities 12(1): 81-94.
Madriaga, M. and D. Goodley (2010) 'Socially-just pedagogies and Asperger Syndrome in higher education', International Journal of Inclusive Education 14(2): 115-131.
M. Madriaga (2007) 'The Star-Spangled Banner and Whiteness in American National Identity' in T. H. Eriksen and R. Jenkins (editors) Flag, Nation and Symbolism in Europe and America, London, Routledge, pp. 53-68.
M. Madriaga (2007) 'Enduring disablism: students with dyslexia and their pathways into UK higher education and beyond', Disability and Society, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 399-412.
M. Madriaga (2005) 'Understanding the Symbolic Idea of the American Dream and Its Relationship with the Category of Whiteness', Sociological Research Online, Vol. 10, Issue 3.
Research reports
Waters, B., B. Stevens, R. Holland and M. Madriaga (2012) Research report: Evidencing equality: approaches to increasing disclosure and take-up of disabled students' allowances, Equality Challenge Unit, London.
M. Madriaga, N. Martin, D. Goodley and N. Hodge (2008) Research Report: Enabling transition into higher education for students with Asperger Syndrome, Higher Education Academy, York.
Doctoral students
- Amaka Metu - Challenges and opportunities for including migrant pupils in English educational system
- Yuan Gao - Perspectives on curriculum and pedagogy in a private kindergarten in China
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