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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
- Sexualities
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Exploitation
- Gender Based Violence and Abuse
- Narrative Research
- LGBT+ young people
- 'Historic' sexual abuse
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Network
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Projects 2015 2017
- 2 Finished
ESRC Festival of Social Science 2017 - Supporting LGBT Young People: Exploring Approaches
1/11/17 → 30/11/17
Project: Research › Research Council
Research Output 2007 2018
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., 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
Activities 2015 2018
Beyond the Individual: Exploring Approaches to Supporting LGBT+ Young People in School and Youth Work Settings
Jo Woodiwiss (Speaker), Eleanor Formby (Speaker)21 Feb 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Beyond the Individual: Exploring Approaches to Supporting LGBT Young People in the UK and Sweden
Jo Woodiwiss (Speaker), Eleanor Formby (Speaker)23 Feb 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Problematising Constructions of 'Victims' Within Contemporary Narratives of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Jo Woodiwiss (Speaker)8 May 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Beyond Harm: Understanding 'Victims' of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Jo Woodiwiss (Speaker)4 Dec 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Critical Perspectives on Feminist Narrative Research: Opportunities and Challenges
Jo Woodiwiss (Speaker)20 Apr 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation