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Sadie Rockliffe is an ESRC SCDTP-funded PhD student and Hourly Paid Lecturer at the University of Brighton's School of Business and Law. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate modules including Critical Perspectives in Tourism, Resort and Destination Management, and Organisational Behaviour. Her research examines accessibility in blue spaces for visually impaired communities through interdisciplinary frameworks.
Education:
- Introduction to Learning and Teaching in HE, University of Brighton (2023)
- MA International Tourism Management, University of Brighton (2022)
- APM Project Fundamentals (2020)
- BSc Biological Science, University of Brighton (2002)
Her research integrates therapeutic landscapes, critical disability studies, and sensory geographies to challenge ocularcentric assumptions about aquatic environments. She emphasizes participant-led methodologies and sociomaterial approaches to reconceptualize accessibility beyond physical infrastructure, focusing on fluid, relational practices in blue spaces.
Recent outputs (2025) demonstrate strong public engagement through diverse formats: sensory artefacts, media interviews, and digital platforms. These collectively advance discourse on inclusive design, disability justice, and embodied research methods, with consistent focus on participatory knowledge exchange.
Awards:
- Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
She co-leads the Trauma in Research Special Interest Group (TiR SIG) and serves as PGR Representative for the Doctoral College. External roles include Sighted Guide coordination and community-based food waste initiatives.
