Doctoral Researcher Committee
The SENSS Doctoral Researcher Committee serves as an independent body to represent student concerns and interests in conversation with the Core Team. We provide peer support for any questions you may have relating to your funding or PhD journey. We also organise community events, a quarterly newsletter, and an annual writing retreat to build community and support student development.
You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, or at senss.student.committee@gmail.com. Get in touch if:
You have an issue that you are struggling to get resolved via normal channels, or that is relevant to the wider SeNSS/SENSS community
You have something you would like peer advice on, including OIVs, placements, and fieldwork.
You have an achievement you’d like to share – our Small Successes Newsletter celebrates every win (big and small!) so let us know about it. We’re also always keen to promote publications etc. on our socials
You have an idea for an event – we run a range of wellbeing, career, and inclusion sessions, so let us know if there is something you’d like to see
We also have a SeNSS/SENSS students WhatsApp group – drop us an email to be added.
Meet the Committee
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Megan-Ann Thornhill
University of Essex
Psychology PathwayCo-Chair
PhD working title: Understanding cognitive, emotional, and social aspects in type-1 diabetes self-management in young adults
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Natalie Lightbourne
Goldsmiths, University of London
Justice, Institutions and Social Change ThemeCo-Chair
PhD working title: Navigating Economic Precarity: Female asylum seekers in London and the pursuit for employment rights
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India-Grace Stoby
Goldsmiths, University of London
Justice, Institutions and Social ChangeOperations Officer
PhD working title: Race Talk: Students' Explorations of Race and Racism in Formal and Informal Spaces in School
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Ellen O'Brien
University of Roehampton
Education PathwayCommunity and Belonging Officer
PhD working title: Count Me In! Developing and analysing the efficacy of pedagogical strategies for those providing music education to children with special abilities and needs using the Sounds of Intent framework of musical development
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Natasha Hill
University of East Anglia
Sustainability and Climate EmergencyCommunications and Finance Officer
PhD working title: Warming the heart: identifying how transforming tropical fire discourses can contribute towards more effective and equitable governance
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Valeria Khudiakova
City St George’s, University of London
Health, Wellbeing and Social Care ThemeTraining and Development Officer
PhD working title: Intersectionality and identity: Gender identity and ethnicity in autism and personality disorder
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Sara Dowdye
Health, Wellbeing and Social Care
Events Officer
PhD working title: Understanding Factors Contributing to Emotional Overeating in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Children
Sentio Journal
Sentio Journal brings together an interdisciplinary curiosity in the service of research and knowledge generation. The journal was launched in 2018 by postgraduate researchers from the ESRC-funded South-East Network for the Social Sciences (SeNSS) Doctoral Training Partnership and is published annually in print and online. Sentio aims to provide a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas, conversation, and exchange through emancipatory social science scholarship, seeking to nuance and advance debates from an array of epistemological and methodological perspectives.
For more information on Sentio Journal, please visit: https://sentiojournal.uk/
