Dr Catherine Wilkinson is a Senior Lecturer in Education at Liverpool John Moores University. Prior to this, Catherine worked as a Lecturer in Children, Young People and Families in the Faculty of Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University. Catherine previously held a role as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University in the School of Education. Catherine has a PhD in Environmental Sciences award by University of Liverpool, funded by an ESRC CASE award. Catherine’s research interests mainly centre on young people and identity, including youth voice. She engages with qualitative research through mixed methods, including ethnographic and participatory research.