Justine Gallagher

Justine Gallagher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work Education and Community Wellbeing at Northumbria University. She specializes in teaching and research related to infant feeding practices, motherhood, poverty, and family history. Her academic background includes a PhD (2023) exploring new mothers' infant feeding stories in Newcastle upon Tyne, alongside PGCE (2010) and advanced education qualifications. She coordinates transnational education programs in Singapore through partnerships with Kaplan.

Her research focuses on qualitative studies examining maternal experiences, including breastfeeding challenges, cultural influences on infant feeding, and historical perspectives on family dynamics. She has published widely on topics such as Panamanian mothers' feeding choices and the sociocultural dimensions of parenting decisions. Her work bridges sociology, public health, and education through interdisciplinary methodologies.

Professional roles include undergraduate dissertation supervision, fieldwork placement coordination, and module leadership on the Childhood and Early Years Studies program. She actively engages with communities through research partnerships and applies experiential learning principles to enhance student employability.