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Kelly-Mae Saville is a Doctoral researcher in Sociology and Policy at Aston University's School of Languages and Social Sciences. She recently completed her PhD with minor corrections on Biopower, Biotechnologies, and the Biopolitics of Mothering within UK Dwarfism Communities, making significant contributions to medical sociology, disability studies, and motherhood studies.
Her academic qualifications include:
- PhD Sociology (Awarded with Minor Corrections), Aston University
- MA Sociology and Social Research (Distinction), Aston University
- BSc (Hons) Sociology and English Language (First Class Honours), Aston University
- Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Distinction), Aston University
- MEd in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (currently undertaking), Aston University
Saville's research centers on the intersection of disability, identity, and motherhood, with particular expertise in dwarfism communities. Her work examines how biopower operates within maternal subjectivities, how disability identities are constructed, and how digital spaces facilitate community building among disabled individuals. She employs feminist methodologies and autoethnographic approaches to explore themes of stigma, embodiment, and social justice within disability discourse.
Her publication record shows consistent output since 2020, with research increasingly focusing on contemporary issues in dwarfism communities, maternal experiences, and social justice frameworks. Her work demonstrates interdisciplinary reach across sociology, disability studies, gender studies, and digital humanities.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Aston School of Languages and Social Sciences 50th Anniversary PhD Bursary (2016)
- HEFCE MA Scholarship Awards (2015)
- The Sociology and Policy Prize for best overall performance (2017)
- Languages and Social Sciences School Prize for Outstanding Performance (2015)
Saville has presented her research at multiple conferences including 'A Force for Good? Digital Media, Positive Social Change and Transformative Practice' (2019) and 'Education, Health and (Care-Less) Plans' (2018). Her doctoral research represents the first sociological exploration of maternal experiences within UK dwarfism communities, examining how emerging biotechnological advances in growth treatments affect maternal subjectivities.
Her work connects with broader disability justice movements and contributes to theoretical frameworks examining power dynamics in medicalized contexts, particularly regarding pregnancy, screening, and drug trials affecting disabled communities.
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