Dr Sarah Earthy
Lecturer
Qualifications: BA (Cantab), MA (London), MSc and PhD (Surrey)
Email: s.earthy@surrey.ac.uk
Phone: Work: 01483 68 9452
Room no: 07 AD 03
Office hours
I am in the department on Thursdays and Fridays and can be contacted on other days by email.
Further information
Biography
I studied history at Cambridge University and the London School of Economics before a 14 year career in the Department of Health and NHS. I was awarded my PhD on “Social capital, social exclusion and understandings of community in an urban and a rural context” from the University of Surrey in 2005. I have been an associate lecturer and lecturer in the sociology department since 1999.
Research Interests
My research interests lie mainly within the sociology of health and illness; specifically inequalities in health and experiences of illness and recovery. I am also interested in lay perceptions of neighbourhood and community and processes of social inclusion and exclusion within social settings and geographical localities. My methodological interests are primarily in qualitative research methods and include sociological approaches to understanding narrative.
Publications
Book chapters
- . (2008) 'Narrative Analysis'. in Gilbert N (ed.) Researching social life London : Sage
Teaching
I teach a final year undergraduate and MSc option on the Sociology of Health and Illness and contribute to social research methods and the Sociology of Contemporary Societies. I am joint convenor of day courses on qualitative interviewing and qualitative data analysis as part of the Department's Day Courses in Social Research programme.
Departmental Duties
Senior Professional Placement Tutor for sociology
Affiliations
Member of the British Sociological Association, Social Policy Association, Social Research Association, and UK Public Health Association.
