Alison Williams

Alison Williams is a Lecturer at the Department of Education, University College Birmingham. She holds a PhD in Intercultural Communication from the University of Warwick and has extensive experience in early childhood education and special educational needs. Her research focuses on transformative learning, cultural competence, and addressing social justice through education.

Education Background: BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies, MA Professional Studies in Childhood, PG Cert LTVS, PhD Intercultural Communication.

Research Interests:

• Critical auto-ethnography in education
• Neoliberalism's impact on teacher-student relationships
• Widening participation in higher education

Key Presentations:

• 2019: International Institute of Social and Economic Research (London)
• 2019: University of Warwick Postgraduate Conference
• 2019: British Auto-ethnography Conference (Bristol)

Professional Activities: Voluntary work with The Open Theatre Company, emotional intelligence workshops for midwives, and HEA membership.