Social Justice - Education - Shakespeare - Prisons - Psychology - Cyberpsychology - Athena Swan

I am a Lecturer in Education and Inclusion studies at the University of Wolverhampton. Prior to this I was a cyberpsychology research fellow in the Psychology Department, School of Education, Health and Wellbeing at The University of Wolverhampton in Cyberpsychology. 

I successfully completed my PhD in Education in 2020, at the University of York, surrounding a US Shakespeare in Prisons education programmes, after spending the previous few years as a Research Associate, Associate Lecturer, GTA and Seminar Tutor in the Department of Education,  University of York and teaching a number of lectures across UG and PG modules in Psychology at University of Wolverhampton and in  Education at The University of Worcester.

I previously gained my BA (Hons) Language and Literature in Education from The University of York in 2012, followed by my MA in Shakespeare and Education at The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham in 2013. I am also the co-convenor for the British Education Research Association‘s “Arts-Based Educational Research” special interest group and the Assistant Artistic Director of Jude Theatre CIC combining applied theatre and psychology to improve the life skills, mental health and wellbeing of marginalised communities across the UK.

My research interests include Social Justice, Cyberpsychology, Learning difficulties and disabilities, Harmful Misinformation Online, Digitalization Research,  Student Communities, the Gambling/Gaming Interface,  Prison Theatre, Applied Theatre, Shakespeare in Education, Prison Education, Global Youth Work,  Education Psychology, Arts-Based Educational Research, and English in Education.

My research interests include Shakespeare in Education, Criminal Rehabilitation Education, Global Youth Work, Arts-Based Educational Research, English in Education, student communities, Education Psychology, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Social Justice Education.

The British Educational Research Association 2015-Present 

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2015-Present

Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association 2017-Present

British Association for International and Comparative Education 2018-Present

2023: Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy

2022: PGCert HE + Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, School of Education, University of Wolverhampton

2020: PhD in Education : An ethnographic exploration of participant and practitioner perceptions of a Shakespeare-focussed prison education programme. Department of Education,  The University of York 

2015: PFA/YLTA Teaching in Higher Education - AFHEA Status - RETT, University of York 

2013: MA Shakespeare in Education, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham (Merit) 

2012: BA (Hons) English Language and Literature in Education. Department of Education, University of York (2:1)

2009: A-Level English Literature, Psychology, Religious Studies, General Studies (A-C)

2007: GCSE Mathematics, English Langauge, English Literature, Religious Studies, Science (Dual Award), German, Citizenship, Media Studies, Drama, History, French (A*-B) & GNVQ Information Communication Technology (Merit)

Journal Articles

Nicklin, L. L., Spicer, S. G., Close, J., Parke, J., Smith, O., Raymen, T., Lloyd, H. & Lloyd, J. (2021). "It's the Attraction of Winning that Draws You in" - A Qualitative Investigation of Reasons and Facilitators for Videogame Loot Box Engagement in UK Gamers. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(10), 2103.

Close, J., Spicer, S. G., Nicklin, L.L., Uther, M., Lloyd, J., and Lloyd, H. (2021) Loot boxes: Problem gamblers, rather than wealthy gamers, are over-represented amongst high spending "whales". Addictive Behaviors. 106851.

Lloyd, J., Nicklin, L. L., Rhodes, S. K., & Hurst, G. (2021): A qualitative study of gambling, deprivation and the meaning of money. International Gambling Studies Journal . 1-9.

Nicklin, L.L., Swain, E., & Lloyd, J. (2020) Reactions to Unsolicited Violent, and Sexual, Explicit Media Content Shared over Social Media: Gender Differences and Links with Prior Exposure. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4296.

Brown, E., & Nicklin, L. L. (2019). Spitting Rhymes and Changing Minds: Global Youth Work through Hip-Hop. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 11 (2), 142–157.

Nicklin, L.L. (2017) Make not your Prisons your Prisons: Participant perceived potential outcomes of a Shakespeare focused alternative to juvenile incarceration in the USA. The Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Journal. 27(1), 2-17.

Nicklin, L. L. (2013). Why Do Post Graduate Students Choose to Study Shakespeare? Teaching Shakespeare, 3:11-14.

Book Chapters and sections in edited books

Nicklin, L. L. (2019). Shakespeare in Prisons: Working as a Privileged Outsider. In L. Atkins, & V. Duckworth. Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education. London: Bloomsbury.

Research Reports

Brown, E.J. and Nicklin, L.L. (2018) York Students in Schools Evaluation 2017/18 Learning Gain of Student Volunteers. University of York.

Sundaram, V; Aitken, R; Nicklin, L. & Stead, A (2018) Catalyst Fund Final Report: Student Safeguarding on Campus. HEFCE.

Brown, E.J. and Nicklin, L.L. (2015) Evaluation of the Money Power Respect Project. Big Lottery Funded Consultancy. Published online at http://www.globaleducationderby.org.uk/money-power-respect-project.html Public Engagement Publications

Nicklin, L. L. (2021, Mar 02). Make not your thoughts your prisons”: Prison Shakespeare in the Real World. Folger Shakespeare Library. Retrieved from https://spotlight.folger.edu/2021/03/01/make-not-your-thoughts-your-prisons-prison-shakespeare-in-the-real-world/

Nicklin, L. L. (2016, Jan 11). TEC book: Online Texts and Tools for Learning. Retrieved from www.britishshakespeareassociation.ws: www.britishshakespeare.ws/tecbook-onlinetexts-and-tools-for-learning

Nicklin, L. L. (2015, November 03). Make Not Your Thoughts Your Prisons: Exploring the Impact of Shakespeare on Prisoners Lives in The USA. YU Magazine.

Nicklin, L. L. (2015, Jan 7). Top Ten Tips For Gaining Ethical Approval. Retrieved from https://ergyork.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/top-tentips-for-gaining-ethicalapproval/

Nicklin, L. L. (2014, Feb 20). Prof. Jonathan Neelands on Theatre, Education and a Democratic Future. Retrieved from www.britishshakespeare.ws: http://www.britishshakespeare.ws/shakespeare-in-education/prof-jonathanneelandsontheatre-education-and-a-democratic-future

I have significant teaching experience at UG and PG level , and Academic and Pastoral Supervision since 2013.

Key teaching areas of Experience include: Education Studies, Education and Social Justice, Education Policy and Society, Radical education, Research Methods (UG and PG - Qualitative specialism), History of Education, Higher Education, Intercultural Competency, Disciplines in education (including Psychology, Philosophy and Sociology of Education), English Literature, Modern Fiction for Children, Landmarks in British Poetry, Education in Europe, Education in the modern world, Education and social Justice, International an Comparative Education, Young Lives, Parenting and Families, Teaching Shakespeare and Drama or Theatre.

Additionally I am the former assistant artistic director of Jude Theatre CIC, A CIC dedicated to combining Applied Theatre and Psychology to improve life skills, life chances and opportunities for marginalised communities including those with learning difficulties and disabilities, physical disabilities, economic difficulties and NEET or at-risk behaviour engagement. 

Social Justice - Education - Shakespeare - Prisons - Psychology - Cyberpsychology - Athena Swan

I am a Lecturer in Education and Inclusion studies at the University of Wolverhampton. Prior to this I was a cyberpsychology research fellow in the Psychology Department, School of Education, Health and Wellbeing at The University of Wolverhampton in Cyberpsychology. 

I successfully completed my PhD in Education in 2020, at the University of York, surrounding a US Shakespeare in Prisons education programmes, after spending the previous few years as a Research Associate, Associate Lecturer, GTA and Seminar Tutor in the Department of Education,  University of York and teaching a number of lectures across UG and PG modules in Psychology at University of Wolverhampton and in  Education at The University of Worcester.

I previously gained my BA (Hons) Language and Literature in Education from The University of York in 2012, followed by my MA in Shakespeare and Education at The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham in 2013. I am also the co-convenor for the British Education Research Association‘s “Arts-Based Educational Research” special interest group and the Assistant Artistic Director of Jude Theatre CIC combining applied theatre and psychology to improve the life skills, mental health and wellbeing of marginalised communities across the UK.

My research interests include Social Justice, Cyberpsychology, Learning difficulties and disabilities, Harmful Misinformation Online, Digitalization Research,  Student Communities, the Gambling/Gaming Interface,  Prison Theatre, Applied Theatre, Shakespeare in Education, Prison Education, Global Youth Work,  Education Psychology, Arts-Based Educational Research, and English in Education.

My research interests include Shakespeare in Education, Criminal Rehabilitation Education, Global Youth Work, Arts-Based Educational Research, English in Education, student communities, Education Psychology, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Social Justice Education.

The British Educational Research Association 2015-Present 

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2015-Present

Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association 2017-Present

British Association for International and Comparative Education 2018-Present

2023: Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy

2022: PGCert HE + Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, School of Education, University of Wolverhampton

2020: PhD in Education : An ethnographic exploration of participant and practitioner perceptions of a Shakespeare-focussed prison education programme. Department of Education,  The University of York 

2015: PFA/YLTA Teaching in Higher Education - AFHEA Status - RETT, University of York 

2013: MA Shakespeare in Education, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham (Merit) 

2012: BA (Hons) English Language and Literature in Education. Department of Education, University of York (2:1)

2009: A-Level English Literature, Psychology, Religious Studies, General Studies (A-C)

2007: GCSE Mathematics, English Langauge, English Literature, Religious Studies, Science (Dual Award), German, Citizenship, Media Studies, Drama, History, French (A*-B) & GNVQ Information Communication Technology (Merit)

Journal Articles

Nicklin, L. L., Spicer, S. G., Close, J., Parke, J., Smith, O., Raymen, T., Lloyd, H. & Lloyd, J. (2021). "It's the Attraction of Winning that Draws You in" - A Qualitative Investigation of Reasons and Facilitators for Videogame Loot Box Engagement in UK Gamers. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(10), 2103.

Close, J., Spicer, S. G., Nicklin, L.L., Uther, M., Lloyd, J., and Lloyd, H. (2021) Loot boxes: Problem gamblers, rather than wealthy gamers, are over-represented amongst high spending "whales". Addictive Behaviors. 106851.

Lloyd, J., Nicklin, L. L., Rhodes, S. K., & Hurst, G. (2021): A qualitative study of gambling, deprivation and the meaning of money. International Gambling Studies Journal . 1-9.

Nicklin, L.L., Swain, E., & Lloyd, J. (2020) Reactions to Unsolicited Violent, and Sexual, Explicit Media Content Shared over Social Media: Gender Differences and Links with Prior Exposure. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4296.

Brown, E., & Nicklin, L. L. (2019). Spitting Rhymes and Changing Minds: Global Youth Work through Hip-Hop. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 11 (2), 142–157.

Nicklin, L.L. (2017) Make not your Prisons your Prisons: Participant perceived potential outcomes of a Shakespeare focused alternative to juvenile incarceration in the USA. The Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Journal. 27(1), 2-17.

Nicklin, L. L. (2013). Why Do Post Graduate Students Choose to Study Shakespeare? Teaching Shakespeare, 3:11-14.

Book Chapters and sections in edited books

Nicklin, L. L. (2019). Shakespeare in Prisons: Working as a Privileged Outsider. In L. Atkins, & V. Duckworth. Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education. London: Bloomsbury.

Research Reports

Brown, E.J. and Nicklin, L.L. (2018) York Students in Schools Evaluation 2017/18 Learning Gain of Student Volunteers. University of York.

Sundaram, V; Aitken, R; Nicklin, L. & Stead, A (2018) Catalyst Fund Final Report: Student Safeguarding on Campus. HEFCE.

Brown, E.J. and Nicklin, L.L. (2015) Evaluation of the Money Power Respect Project. Big Lottery Funded Consultancy. Published online at http://www.globaleducationderby.org.uk/money-power-respect-project.html Public Engagement Publications

Nicklin, L. L. (2021, Mar 02). Make not your thoughts your prisons”: Prison Shakespeare in the Real World. Folger Shakespeare Library. Retrieved from https://spotlight.folger.edu/2021/03/01/make-not-your-thoughts-your-prisons-prison-shakespeare-in-the-real-world/

Nicklin, L. L. (2016, Jan 11). TEC book: Online Texts and Tools for Learning. Retrieved from www.britishshakespeareassociation.ws: www.britishshakespeare.ws/tecbook-onlinetexts-and-tools-for-learning

Nicklin, L. L. (2015, November 03). Make Not Your Thoughts Your Prisons: Exploring the Impact of Shakespeare on Prisoners Lives in The USA. YU Magazine.

Nicklin, L. L. (2015, Jan 7). Top Ten Tips For Gaining Ethical Approval. Retrieved from https://ergyork.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/top-tentips-for-gaining-ethicalapproval/

Nicklin, L. L. (2014, Feb 20). Prof. Jonathan Neelands on Theatre, Education and a Democratic Future. Retrieved from www.britishshakespeare.ws: http://www.britishshakespeare.ws/shakespeare-in-education/prof-jonathanneelandsontheatre-education-and-a-democratic-future

I have significant teaching experience at UG and PG level , and Academic and Pastoral Supervision since 2013.

Key teaching areas of Experience include: Education Studies, Education and Social Justice, Education Policy and Society, Radical education, Research Methods (UG and PG - Qualitative specialism), History of Education, Higher Education, Intercultural Competency, Disciplines in education (including Psychology, Philosophy and Sociology of Education), English Literature, Modern Fiction for Children, Landmarks in British Poetry, Education in Europe, Education in the modern world, Education and social Justice, International an Comparative Education, Young Lives, Parenting and Families, Teaching Shakespeare and Drama or Theatre.

Additionally I am the former assistant artistic director of Jude Theatre CIC, A CIC dedicated to combining Applied Theatre and Psychology to improve life skills, life chances and opportunities for marginalised communities including those with learning difficulties and disabilities, physical disabilities, economic difficulties and NEET or at-risk behaviour engagement.