Dr Andy Balmer
Senior Lecturer in Sociology

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I am happy to consider supervision of PhD students in a range of areas, including: science and technology studies (STS); the sociology of lying, deception and secrecy; and the sociology of everyday life. My methdological interests centre around ethnography, qualitative and creative methods.
My current PhD students are:
Mahwish Rana, 'Friendship and Dementia' (ESRC +3 CASE)
Cedomir Vuckovich 'The Colonization of Higher Education: Power, Reproduction and Resistance' (ESRC 1+3)
David Dobson, 'Dementia, Sexuality and the Brain' (ESRC 1+3 CASE)
My previous PhD students are:
Gagun Chhina, 'An Ethnography of Video Game Play in India.'