Jo Woodiwiss

Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences
Core Member, Centre for Applied Childhood, Youth and Family Research
School of Human and Health Sciences
Associate Director, Centre for Citizenship, Conflict, Identity and Diversity

Phone01484 472172
E-mailJ.Woodiwiss@hud.ac.uk

Personal profile

Biography

Jo joined the University of Huddersfield as a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in 2007 having previously taught Sociology at the University of York, the University of East Anglia and Leeds Trinity. Jo completed her PhD (funded by the ESRC) in the Centre for Women’s Studies at the Univeristy of York.

Jo’s PhD explored women’s engagement with narratives of childhood sexual abuse and she has since published widely on this subject including the book ‘Contesting Stories of Childhood Sexual Abuse’ published by PalgraveMacmillan. In addition she has presented her work at both National and International conferences.

Jo’s interests are broadly within the areas of self and identity, therapeutic and self-help cultures, health and well-being, childhood sexual abuse (including adult victims), narratives, and interpersonal sexual violence and the intersections of these with gender and / or sexuality.

Research Expertise and Interests

Narrative constructions of self/identity
Childhood sexual abuse and interpersonal violence
Children and young people's sexualities
LGBT+ young people
Responses to abuse / Therapeutic and self-help cultures

Research Degree Supervision

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Keywords

Sociology
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Exploitation
Gender Based Violence and Abuse

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Research Output 2014 2018

4 Chapter
4 Article
1 Book

From One Girl to ‘Three Girls’: The importance of Separating Agency from Blame (and Harm from Wrongfulness) in Narratives of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Woodiwiss, J. 30 Apr 2018 In : Pastoral Care in Education. 36, 2, p. 154-166 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Sex Offenses

sexual violence

exploitation

childhood

narrative

Challenges for Feminist Research: Contested Stories, Dominant Narratives and Narrative Frameworks

Woodiwiss, J. Aug 2017 Feminist Narrative Research: Opportunities and Challenges. Woodiwiss, J., Smith, K. & Lockwood, K. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 13-37 25 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

narrative

sexual violence

damages

childhood

Feminist Narrative Research: Opportunities and Challenges

Woodiwiss, J. (ed.), Smith, K. (ed.) & Lockwood, K. (ed.) 6 Aug 2017 London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. 248 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

narrative

women's studies

motherhood

sexual violence

research method

Introduction: Doing Feminist Narrative Research

Woodiwiss, J., Smith, K. & Lockwood, K. 6 Aug 2017 Feminist Narrative Research: Opportunities and Challenges. Woodiwiss, J., Smith, K. & Lockwood, K. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 1-10 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

narrative

Moving Forward: Opportunities and Challenges

Lockwood, K., Smith, K. & Woodiwiss, J. 6 Aug 2017 Feminist Narrative Research: Opportunities and Challenges. Woodiwiss, J., Smith, K. & Lockwood, K. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 207-211 5 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

narrative

reflexivity

transparency

abuse

examination