People

Ej-Francis Caris-Hamer

Lecturer
Department of Sociology and Criminology
Postgraduate Research Student
Department of Sociology and Criminology
 Ej-Francis Caris-Hamer

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Barriers to Queer Inclusion: Teachers Perspective

Key words: LGBTQIA, Gender, Queerness, Education, Feminism, Criminology, Qualitative research methods, Pedagogy.

Conferences and presentations

What's in a name (or even pronoun)?

SLSA Conference 2023, Socio-Legal Studies Association Conference 2023, Belfast, Ireland, 2023

Conversion Therapy is a Safeguarding Concern in 11-19 Education sector

NEU LGBT+, NEU LGBT+ Conference 2022, 2022

Impact of the Pandemic on Queer Inclusion

BERA Conference 2022, BERA 2022, 2022

Covid19 and Queer Inclusion

Nottingham University Conference, Nottingham University, 2021

Potentially losing your safe space: Covid19 and Queer Students

European Sociological Association 2021, European Sociological Association, 2021

What is preventing Queer Inclusion: Perspective of Early Careers Teachers

CHASE Feminist Network Conference., CHASE Feminist Network Conference., London, 2020

Queer Youth Lives Matter! Barriers to Queer Inclusivity in teachers' pedagogical practices

Essex Explores (July Pride), Essex Explores, Colchester, United Kingdom, 2020

LGBT+ Inclusion in Education

Centre for LGBT+ Inclusion in Education, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, 2020

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Globalisation and Crime (SC304)

  • Crime, Media and Culture (SC306)

  • Social and Forensic Psychology: Dynamics of Self, Norms, and Behaviour (SC413)

  • Sociological Research Design (SC905)

  • Postgraduate Taught Project and Academic Skills (SC981)

Publications

Journal articles (1)

Caris-Hamer, E-F., (2025). Lessons in Lockdown: Rethinking LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Post-Pandemic English Secondary Schools—Teachers’ Perspectives. Social Sciences. 14 (10), 583-583

Book chapters (4)

Caris-Hamer, E-F., (2026). Becoming Intimate Citizens: Education, LGBTQ+ identities, and the Plummer Legacy. In: Stories, Imaginations and Sociology Essays in Honour of Ken Plummer. Editors: Carrabine, E., Demireva, N., Ryan-Flood, R. and South, N., . Routledge. 97- 110. 9781032896496

Caris-Hamer, E-F., (2026). Becoming Intimate Citizens. In: Stories, Imaginations and Sociology. Routledge. 97- 110

Caris-Hamer, E-F., (2025). The Power of Discussion: Interviewing More Than Once. In: The Guide to LGBTQ+ Research. Editors: Brett, A. and Lee, C., . Emerald Publishing Limited. 205- 211. 9781835499696

Caris-Hamer, E-F., (2023). What's in a Name (or even Pronoun)?. In: Consent Gender, Power and Subjectivity. Editors: James-Hawkins, L. and Ryan-Flood, R., . Routledge. 54- 71. 9781003358756

Contact

ej.carishamer@essex.ac.uk

Location:

Colchester Campus

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