Dr Rachel Handforth
Summary
I am an early career researcher based in the Centre for Research and Development within the Sheffield Institute of Education at Sheffield Hallam University. I have a background in the sociology of higher education, and specific research interests include the career aspirations and experiences of women doctoral students. My research interests include higher education, gender inequalities and educational transitions.
I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a member of a number of academic networks including the Society for Research in Higher Education, British Sociological Association and the Gender and Education Association.
Teaching
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Publications
Journal articles
Creaton, J., & Handforth, R. (2021). Guest editorial. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 12 (1), 1-6. http://doi.org/10.1108/sgpe-04-2021-089
Coffey-Glover, L., & Handforth, R. (2019). Discourses of (hetero)sexism in popular music. Journal of Language and Sexuality, 8 (2), 139-165. http://doi.org/10.1075/jls.18007.han
Handforth, R., Paterson, L.L., Coffey-Glover, L., & Mills, S. (2017). Reading between blurred lines: the complexity of interpretation. Discourse, Context & Media, 20, 103-115. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2017.09.001
Handforth, R., & Taylor, C. (2016). Doing academic writing differently: a feminist bricolage. Gender and Education, 28 (5), 627-643. http://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2015.1115470
Reports
Smith, D., Woodroofe, N., Little, L., Slay, O., Handforth, R., Beckingham, S., ... Ludwig, F. (2019). Research Informed Teaching a Post Graduate perspective. Sheffield Hallam University.