I am a Lecturer in Social Work with Children and Families at the University of Bristol. I am involved in delivering teaching and conducting research about a wide range of topics related to children and families. My research interests include engaging and working with fathers, understanding direct practice, and the delivery of parenting support programmes. I teach on programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level on topics such as fatherhood, communication skills, family support and research methods. I also have experience in supervising students with dissertations at both Masters and doctoral levels. I am a Board Member of the European Social Work Research Association which works to promote and strengthen social work research.

Yi Mon earned her degree specialization in History from University of Mandalay.

I am Lecturer in Intercultural Literacies and Languages in Education, within the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. I work closely with the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at Glasgow. My current research focuses on: issues faced by migrants, asylum seekers and refugees (in particular young people); teaching/learning in situations of protracted crisis; modern languages in education; intercultural communication; critical and engaged pedagogies. Recently, I have been involved in three projects (two of which as P.I.) with academic partners in Palestine, looking at online language teaching/learning in situations of protracted crisis.

I am an Eco-Schools educator and carried my Masters thesis on the participation of youths with disability in Education for Sustainable (Eco-Schools Programme).