Staff Directory: Dr Faith Tucker

  • Role: Senior Lecturer in Geography
  • Area: Social Sciences - Sociology

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/faith-tucker/41/3/75b

Work/Study

  • 2006-2010 Secretary of the RGS-IBG Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group
  • 2007 - to date Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Northampton
  • 2002 - 2007 Lecturer in Geography, University of Northampton
  • 2005 Postgraduate Certificate - Teaching in Higher Education, University College Northampton
  • 2002 PhD - 'Young Girls in the Countryside: Growing Up in Rural South Northamptonshire', Centre for Children and Youth, University College Northampton
  • 1998 BSc Human and Physical Geography (First class honours), University of Reading

Teaching

  • Field Chair, Human Geography
  • Subject Leader, Joint Honours Human Geography
  • Admissions Tutor, Joint Honours Human Geography
  • Chair of the University's Geography Forum

Other Interests

Undergraduate teaching

  • GEO1013 Geographical Techniques
  • GEO1006 Introducing Human Geographies
  • ENV1017 Learning for Sustainable Development
  • ENV2104 USA Field Module
  • GEO3007 Children's Geographies
  • GEO3030 Geographers at Work
  • GEO4002/3/7/8 ENV4104/5/6 Geography Project/Dissertations

Research projects

  • 2007/8 'Disabled' Staff and Off-Site Activities: opportunities and challenges for students' learning. Project funded by GEES Subject Centre, £3,285
  • 2005/6 The Learning of Others: students as 'learning facilitators'. Project funded by GEES Subject Centre, £4,125
  • 2004 to date University of Northampton Upton Partnerships

Research interests

  • Children's geographies
  • Learning and teaching in Higher Education

Postgraduate Supervision

  • Rebekah Ryder (University Studentship) 'Growing up sustainably? Young people and 'sustainable' urban development', PhD (2011-)
  • Matthew Callender (University Studentship) 'Experiences of young Polish migrants living in Northamptonshire', PhD (2007-2012)
  • Lee Dunkley (Local Authority Studentship) 'Sure Start and social capital: implications for community-building ', MPhil (2008-2011)
  • Michelle Pyer - 'The difference that difference makes: leisure, space and teenage wheelchair users', PhD (2005-2009)

Publications on NECTAR


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2012

  1. Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F., (eds.) (2012) Critical Geographies of Childhood and Youth: Contemporary Policy and Practice. Bristol: Policy Press. 9781847428455.
  2. Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2012) Concluding reflections: what next and where next for critical geographies of youth policy and practice? In: Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (eds.) Critical Geographies of Childhood and Youth: Contemporary Policy and Practice. Bristol: Policy Press. pp. 265-270.
  3. Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2012) Editors' introduction to: Critical Geographies of Childhood and Youth. In: Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (eds.) Critical Geographies of Childhood and Youth: Contemporary Policy and Practice. Bristol: Policy Press. pp. 1-24.

2011

  1. Tucker, F., Duncan, A. and Davis, L. (2011) 'Investing in yourself': personal development planning in practice. Planet. 24, pp. 10-13. 1473-1835.

2010

  1. Tucker, F. (2010) Member of Editorial Board. Children's Geographies. Abingdon: Taylor and Francis. 1473-3285.
  2. Tucker, F. (2010) Secretary of RGS-IBG Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group. RGS-IBG Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group.
  3. Pyer, M., Horton, J., Tucker, F., Ryan, S. and Kraftl, P. (2010) Guest editor. Children's Geographies. Special Issue: Children, young people and 'disability': challenging children's geographies? 8(1) Routledge/Taylor & Francis. 1473-3285.
  4. Pyer, M., Horton, J., Tucker, F., Ryan, S. and Kraftl, P. (2010) Children, young people and 'disability': challenging children's geographies? Children's Geographies. 8(1), pp. 1-8. 1473-3285.
  5. Tucker, F. and Horton, J. (2010) It's difficult to admit you have a problem: undisclosed mental health problems in the GEES disciplines. Paper presented to: Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Higher Education Academy Subject Centre 10th Anniversary Conference, Plymouth, England, 07-09 July 2010.
  6. Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2010) Some good days, some low days: experiences of disability in academic workplaces. Paper presented to: Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers) Annual Conference, London, England, 01-03 September 2010.
  7. Horton, J., Kraftl, P. and Tucker, F. (2010) Spaces-in-the-making, childhoods-on-the-move. In: Foley, P. and Leverett, S. (eds.) Children and Young People's Spaces: Developing Practice. Basingstoke, England: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 40-57.
  8. Horton, J., Tucker, F. and Coates, S. (2010) The 'second year blues'? Undergraduates' transitions from year 1 and year 2. Poster presented to: University of Northampton Learning and Teaching Conference: Learning Dialogues, University of Northampton, 13 May 2010.

2009

  1. Barker, J., Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2009) The road less travelled - new directions in children's and young people's mobility. Mobilities. 4(1), pp. 1-10. 1745-0101.

2008

  1. Tucker, F. (2008) New and emerging research on child and youth geographies. Chair presented to: Royal Geographical Society, with IBG (Institute of British Geographers) Annual International Conference, London, 27-29 August 2008.
  2. Horton, J., Kraftl, P. and Tucker, F. (2008) The challenges of 'children's geographies': a reaffirmation. Children's Geographies. 6(4), pp. 335-348. 1473-3285.
  3. Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2008) Youth matters? Critical geographies of youth policy and practice. Convenor presented to: Royal Geographical Society - IBG (Institute of British Geographers) Annual International Conference, London, 27-29 August 2008.

2007

  1. Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2007) Guest editor. Built Environment. Marcham, Oxon: Alexandrine Press. 0263-7969. Special issue: Children, Young People and Built Environments
  2. Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2007) Children, young people and built environments. Built Environment. 33(4), pp. 399-404. 0263-7960.
  3. Pyer, M., Ryan, S., Horton, J., Kraftl, P. and Tucker, F. (2007) Children, young people and ‘disability’. Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers) Annual International Conference, London, 28-31 August 2007.
  4. Matthews, M. H. and Tucker, F. (2007) On both sides of the tracks: British rural teenagers' views on their ruralities. In: Panelli, R., Punch, S. and Robson, E. (eds.) Global Perspectives on Rural Childhood and Youth: Young Rural Lives. London: Routledge. pp. 95-105.
  5. Pyer, M. and Tucker, F. (2007) What difference does it make? Some reflections on ‘disability’, bodily differences and childhood research. Paper presented to: First International Conference on Geographies of Children, Youth and Families, Reading, 17-18 September 2007.
  6. Tucker, F. (2007) Young people’s labour, citizenship and portable frontiers. Chair presented to: First International Conference on Geographies of Children, Youth and Families (Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Working Group), University of Reading, 17 September 2007.

2006

  1. Matthews, M. H. and Tucker, F. (2006) On the other side of the tracks: the psychogeographies and everyday lives of rural teenagers in the UK. In: Spencer, C. and Blades, M. (eds.) Children and their Environments: Learning, Using and Designing Spaces. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 161-175.

2003

  1. Tucker, F. (2003) Sameness or difference? Exploring girls' use of recreational spaces. Children's Geographies. 1(1), pp. 111-124. 1473-3285.

2001

  1. Tucker, F. and Matthews, M. H. (2001) 'They don’t like girls hanging around there': conflicts over recreational space in rural Northamptonshire. Area. 33(2), pp. 161-168. 1475-4762.
This list was generated from NECTAR on Fri May 24 05:45:50 2013 BST.

Other publications


Forthcoming

  • Horton, J. and Tucker, F. 'Disabilities' in academic workplaces: experiences of human and physical geographers.
  • Pyer, M. and Tucker, F. With us, we, like, physically can't: transport, mobility and the leisure experiences of teenage wheelchair users.
  • Tucker, F. and Horton, J. (in press) Experiences of GEES staff with mental health conditions. Planet 2012.
  • Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (eds.) (2012) Critical geographies of childhood and youth: policy and practice. Bristol: Policy Press
  • Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. 2012) Editors' introduction: critical geographies of childhood and youth. In: Critical geographies of childhood and youth: policy and practice. Bristol: Policy Press. pp.1-24.
  • Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2012) Concluding reflections: what next and where next for critical geographies of youth policy and practice? In: Critical geographies of childhood and youth: policy and practice. Bristol: Policy Press. pp.265-270.
  • Horton, J., Kraftl, P. and Tucker, F. (2011) Spaces-in-the-making, childhoods-on-the-move. In Foley, P. and Leverett, S. (eds.) Children, Places and Spaces. Buckingham: Open University Press
  • Tucker, F., Duncan, A. and Davis, L. (in press) 'Investing in yourself': personal development planning in practice. Planet 24 pp. 10-13.

2010

  • Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2010) 'Some good days, some low days': experiences of 'disability' in academic workplaces. Paper presented at the RGS(IBG) Annual International Conference, London, September 2010
  • Horton, J., Tucker, F. and Coates, S. (2010) The 'second year blues'? Undergraduates' transitions from Year 1 to Year 2. Poster presented at Learning Dialogues conference, The University of Northampton, May 2010
  • Pyer, M., Horton, J., Tucker, F., Ryan, S. and Kraftl, P. (2010) Children, young people and 'disability': challenging children's geographies. Children's Geographies 8 (1) 1-8
  • Pyer, M., Horton, J., Tucker, F., Ryan, S. and Kraftl, P. (2010) Guest editors of special issue of Children's Geographies 8 (1)
  • Tucker, F. and Horton, J. (2010) 'It's difficult to admit you have a problem': undisclosed mental health problems in the GEES disciplines. Paper presented at Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Higher Education Academy Subject Centre (GEES) 10th Anniversary Conference, University of Plymouth, July, 2010

2009

  • Barker, J. Kraftl, P. Horton, J. and Kraftl, P. (2009) The road less travelled: new directions in children and young people's mobility. Mobilities 4 (1) 1-10
  • Barker, J. Kraftl, P. Horton, J. and Kraftl, P. (2009) Guest editors of special issue of Mobilities 4 (1)

2008

  • Horton, J., Kraftl, P. and Tucker, F. (2008) The challenges of 'Children's Geographies': a reaffirmation. Children's Geographies 6 (4) 335-348
  • Horton, J., Kraftl, P. and Tucker, F. (2008) Guest editors of special issue of Children's Geographies 6 (4)
  • Co-convenor, 'Youth matters' session, RGS-IBG Annual Conference, London, 29th August 2008

2007

  • Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2007) Children, young people and built environments. Built Environment 33 (4) 399-404
  • Kraftl, P., Horton, J. and Tucker, F. (2007) Guest editors of special issue of Built Environment (Children, Young People and Built Environment) 33 (4)
  • Matthews, H. and Tucker, F. (2007) On both sides of the tracks: British rural teenagers' views on their ruralities. In: Panelli, R., Punch, S. and Robson, E. (eds.) Global Perspectives on Rural Childhood and Youth: young rural lives. London: Routledge. pp. 95-105
  • Pyer, M. and Tucker, F. (2007) What difference does it make? Some reflections on 'disability', bodily differences and childhood research. Paper presented at First International Conference on Geographies of Children, Youth and Families (RGS-IBG Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Working Group), University of Reading, 17 September 2007
  • Co-convenor, 'Children, young people and disability' session, RGS-IBG Annual Conference, London, 31 August 2007.

2006

  • Matthews, H. and Tucker, F. (2006) 'On the other side of the tracks: the psychogeographies and everyday lives of rural teenagers.' In Spencer, C. and Blades, M. (eds.) Children and their Environments: learning, using and designing spaces. Cambridge University Press. pp 161-175
  • Co-convenor, 'Childhood in the City' session, RGS-IBG Annual Conference, London, 30th August-1st September 2006
  • Co-organiser, 'New Directions in Children's Geographies' (International) Conference, The University of Northampton, September 2006
  • Tucker, F. (2006) Teaching children's geographies: reflections on the opportunities and challenges of undergraduate students' learning about children's geographies. Paper presented at New Directions in Children's Geographies international conference, The University of Northampton, September 2006
  • Tucker, F., Kraftl, P., Jackson, J. and Holt, C. (2006) Learning from each other: building multi-disciplinary research groups to explore sustainable urban design. Paper presented at the RGS(IBG) Annual International Conference, London, August 2006
  • Horton, J., Kraftl, P. and Tucker, F. (2006) (Re)visiting London : childhoods, happenings, urban geographies. Paper presented at the RGS(IBG) Annual International Conference, London , August 2006

2005

  • Tucker, F. (2005) Research with Children. A Companion for Undergraduate Dissertations. Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics (C-SAP) and Social Work and Policy (SWAP). http://www.socscidiss.bham.ac.uk/
  • Matthews, H. and Tucker, F. (2005) On Both Sides of the Tracks: rural teenagers' views on their realities. Paper presented at RGS-IBG Annual Conference, London, September 2005

Awards

  • 2009 University of Northampton Learning and Teaching Enhancement Award (with Greg Spellman) - 'Learning for Sustainable Development'.

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