Dr Emily C Harle
Pronouns: she/her
Research Fellow in Consent Cultures and Practices
PhD, MRes, BA(Hons)
About
Biography
Emily Harle is a Research Fellow for the Young Men & Consent Project at the University of Surrey. Her PhD, completed in 2025, explored young men's lived experiences of sexual consent, their perspectives on consent, and their sexual communication practises. Her wider research interests have included topics related to relationships, sexuality, sex education, and the ways in which gendered expectations and pressures can shape young men’s experiences. Her work to date has been grounded in participatory approaches with young men to foreground their voices, and collaborative work with professionals in policy and practice.
University roles and responsibilities
- Research Fellow
My qualifications
2025
PhD Social Work & Social Care
University of Birmingham
2021
MRes Sexuality & Gender Studies
University of Birmingham
2020
BA (Hons) English
University of Birmingham
Previous roles
2024 - 2026
Research Assistant, Following Young Fathers Further, Centre for Innovation in Fatherhood and Family Research
University of Lincoln
ResearchResearch interests
- Consent
- Men & Masculinities
- Relationships & Sex Education
- Sexualities
Research interests
- Consent
- Men & Masculinities
- Relationships & Sex Education
- Sexualities
Publications
Emily Harle (2025) Sexual consent amongst young men who have sex with women: how it can be conceptualised, practised and influenced.
Emily Harle (2022) Young people’s experiences of sexuality education in the UK: a sex-positive critique.
A Atkinson, J Buckland, E Harle (2024) What does numeracy add? Exploring financial literacy, numeracy and other skills amongst low-income adults in Canada and the UK.
A Atkinson, J Buckland, E Harle (2024) Numeracy Is Only a Fraction of the Story: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring the Role of Numeracy and Other Skills Among Low-Income Participants in Canada and the UK.
Anna Tarrant, Emily Harle, Nicki Pierce, and Jean-Martin Deslauriers (2027) Chapter 2: Young Fatherhood Across Global Contexts: A Narrative Synthesis of International Research.
Anna Tarrant, Linzi Ladlow, and Emily Harle (2027) Chapter 11: Parental Leave, Welfare Regimes, and Young Fatherhood: A Comparative Analysis of Sweden and the UK.