Dr Geeta Ludhra
Senior Lecturer in Education / Associate Dean (Equality and Diversity: Staff)
Gaskell 070
- Email: geeta.ludhra@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266368
Summary
I am a Senior Lecturer in Education and Associate Dean for Equality and Diversity (Staff) in CBASS (College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences).
I joined Brunel University in 2006, entering my Higher Education career from a Deputy Headteacher position. I studied my Undergraduate degree at Brunel University when I was a mature student as a mother of two young children. I thoroughly enjoyed my degree and it led to an exciting teaching career across West London primary schools. I currently work across PostGraduate education programmes and supervise BA, MA and Doctoral research students. I am situated in the ‘Interculturality for diversity and global learning’ research group.
Prior to joining Brunel, I worked across diverse primary schools in various leadership posts. My favourite teaching post was in Southall as I loved the diversity and depth of cultures and children. Southall Broadway was a rich cultural space for Indian food and clothes, and I had the opportunity to draw on my Panjabi & Hindi spoken skills within this post.
I completed my PhD in 2015, titled: ‘A Black feminist exploration of the cultural experiences and identities of academically ‘successful’ British South-Asian girls’. My PhD is rooted in personal interests and lived experiences around cultural identity, Black Feminist Theory and a critically reflexive position as a narrative researcher and academic of colour. I draw on an autoethnographic lens in my current feminist work, particularly themes around anti-racism, decolonising nature and museum spaces, and developing creative methodologies in grassroots work. I currently work part-time as I also lead a registered community interest company (CIC) on educational nature events, and spend time with my granddaughter. My nature and community impact work has led to exciting collaborations outside of Brunel:- with Natural England, National Parks, DEFRA, Open University (Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences department), the museums sector, and a successful Brunel seminar series Award on 'Decolonising Green Spaces', delivered in 2023.
Feel free to contact me on: geeta.ludhra@brunel.ac.uk for collaborations.
Qualifications
Geeta has a PhD and is a qualified teacher with QTS. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Responsibility
- Associate Dean for Equality and Diversity (staff) in CBASS
- I work across PostGraduate Education programmes
- Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate/Doctoral research students
- Reseach group: Interculturality for diversity and global learning | Brunel University London
- I lead reading seminar series for Brunel staff and doctoral researchers (current focus is caste).
Newest selected publications
Chappell, A., Ernest, P., Ludhra, G. and Mendick, H. (2016) 'Explorations in knowing: thinking psychosocially about institutional and methodological legitimacy', in Lapping, C. and Bibby, T. (eds.) Knowing and not knowing: thinking psychosocially about learning and resistance to learning. Abingdon and New York : Routledge. pp. 137 - 156. ISBN 10: 1138648116. ISBN 13: 978-1138648111.
Ludhra, G. and Anderson, K. (2015) 'Learning from pupils who have English as an additional language', in Waugh, D., Bushell, A. and Neaum, S. (eds.) Beyond Early Writing - Teaching Writing in Primary Schools.. Critical Publishing. pp. 175 - 188.
Chappell, A., Abbott, J., Byrne, J., Ludhra, G., Martin, V. and Stanley, K. (2013) 'Hairstories: images and tangled narratives in weaving identity'.British Sociological Association Auto/Biography Study Group Conference. La Caixa Forum Barcelona. [unpublished]
Chappell, A. and Ludhra, G. (2013) 'Images of the self: ethics of voice and re-presentation in narrative research'.British Sociological Association Auto/Biography Study Group Conference. La Caixa Forum Barcelona. [unpublished]
Chappell, A., Ernest, P., Ludhra, G. and Mendick, H. (2012) 'Whose voice? Exploring the ethics of psychosocial research'.5th Psychosocial Conference. Institute of Education London. [unpublished]