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Biography
Jim Reid joined the University in September 2008 and his teaching and research is in the sociology of childhood and families in the Department of Education and Community Studies.
Subsequent to social work practice with children and their families and as a social work manager he took up a post with the University of Teesside where he taught social work before managing the social work programmes at that University. During this period Jim worked with UNICEF if Central Asia in developing academic infrastructure and practices.
As a member of the Huddersfield Centre for Research in Education and Society (HUDCRES), Jim’s research interests are founded on the an ethic of care. He has developed research into the voices of usually silenced or silent groups including in the arena of maternal and child health. He has received grants from the University of Huddersfield / Research England to develop interdisciplinary, international projects involing research in the UK, South Africa and Zambia. This includes work with colleagues at the University of Western Cape on family capabilities for moving vulnerable groups from adversity to thriving. Jim was Co-I on an AHRC funded urgency grant - UKRI GCRF 'Life-saving Lullabies: Reducing maternal and infant mortality in Zambia.'
He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, founding convenor of the Children and Childhoods SIG at the British Educational Research Association (BERA) and a member of the BERA conference and events committee. He is a member of the International Sociological Association and the International Society for the Prevention of Infant Deaths, and the Human Development and Capabilities Association.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Institutional ethnography
- The ethic of care
- Children and childhood
- Education and wellbeing
- Researcher reflexivity
External positions
Member, British Educational Research Association
Mar 2016 → …
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Projects
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LSL: Life-Saving Lullabies: Reducing adolescent maternal and neonatal deaths in Zambia
Swann, D., Reid, J. & Doyle, B.
21/02/20 → 20/02/21
Project: Research
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‘Finding a Voice’: utilising Tronto’s ethic of care framework for developing students’ attentiveness to voice in a university module
Reid, J. & Kaneva, D., 1 Feb 2022, In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 30, 1, p. 164-177 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Life Saving Lullabies: End Term Evaluation
Mushibwe, C. P., Reid, J., Doyle, B., St John Zambia & Swann, D., 1 May 2021, University of Huddersfield. 41 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Life-Saving Lullabies
Reid, J., Doyle, B., Ufulu Films, St John Zambia & Swann, D., 13 Dec 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Life-Saving Lullabies: Reducing adolescent maternal and neonatal deaths in Zambia
Reid, J., Doyle, B., St John Zambia, Ufulu Films & Swann, D., 13 Dec 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Material Appropriation for Infant Mortality Reduction: Troubling the discourse
Watson, D. & Reid, J., 1 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Material Culture. 27, 2, p. 107-123 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Life-saving lullabies: Song as a Frugal and Sustainable Tool for Reducing Maternal and Infant Mortality in Zambia
Jim Reid (Speaker)
11 Nov 2021 → 13 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)
Jim Reid (Participant)
9 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Towards an institutional ethnography of institutional ethnography: reflections on the relation between IE and the researcher.
Jim Reid (Speaker), Marie Campbell (Speaker), Nancy Naples (Speaker) & Emily Springer (Speaker)
6 Aug 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Mothers, Covid-19 and Work at Home
Jim Reid (Speaker)
18 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Mothers in Lockdown Online Exhibition
Jim Reid (Organiser)
25 Feb 2021 → 31 Aug 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Press / Media
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SNP accused of ignoring evidence-based policy making after quietly renewing £56m baby box deal.
Jim Reid & Peter Blair
4/04/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Life-saving lullabies: Using song in public health education in Zambia
5/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Lullabies are transforming lives by delivering life-saving health messages to help new mums in Zambia
16/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Thinking about care and care needs in the context of Covid-19
Jim Reid & Jayne Edwards
14/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other