About

Photo of a young woman with hair tht is an ombre from silver to a strong purple. She is white, blue eyed, has large round framed glasses and is wearing light make up. She is smiling slightly and looking directly at the camera.

I’m Becca

Or Rebecca as all of my paperwork says. I am a bit of a nerd about a lot of different things!

I like to spend time in nature and love to be surrounded by colour. I’m a knitter, crocheter and baker as well as a plant mom. My assistance dog Monty is always by my side and has changed my life in the short time I have had him.

Education

Master of Arts in Social Research

University of Leeds , 2020-2023

Distinction

BSc Politics and International Relations with integrated placement year

Aston University, 2016-2020

1st Class Honours and received the school prize for outstanding achievement by a Politics and International Relations student.
My undergraduate dissertation was a critical discourse analysis of the archetypes of disability used by newspapers discussing benefit claimants during the 2010-2015 coalition era.

Nuffield Undergraduate Scholar’s Institute

Nuffield College, University of Oxford, July – August 2019

In the summer of 2019 I took part in a competitive programme which provided training in quantitative methods and a four week research internship for social science students who were interested in postgraduate study.

Other stuff

You might see me being a political busybody on twitter and in real life. You can often find me out campaigning or phone banking.

Older bits of writing (and some of that political busybodying) can be found here.

I am a cofounder of CRPS UK a national charity run by and for people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). We provide support groups, education and conferences for people with CRPS as well helping medical professionals to become more informed about the condition. You can donate to CRPS UK here