Role
Barbie is an Associate Lecturer in Nottingham Business School.
Career overview
Barbie previously worked with the local authority, in Children and Families services and has been associated with Hope For Justice, an anti-slavery non-profit organisation, since 2016. Barbie has delivered training in primary and secondary schools, colleges, universities, and community sectors to raise awareness about modern slavery, victim identification, and spotting the signs. At the local authority, Barbie was an active member of the Greater Nottingham Modern-Slavery Forum Group, organised by Nottingham City Council members, focusing on community engagement and outreach projects.
Barbie is currently completing her PhD at Nottingham Trent University, while also engaging in teaching, academic pursuits, and consultancy work.
Research areas
Barbie is currently conducting research on ‘Child Criminal Exploitation’ from the perspectives of labour exploitation and business models.
Additionally, Barbie is actively engaged in established research areas within policy change and societal development.
Barbie is open to collaboration with colleagues and professional bodies working on themes related to her research interest.
External activity
Barbie collaborates with various external partners to connect the gap between research, outreach work, policy development, and practice across the social, education, and labour sector. Additionally, Barbie, serves as a student mentor, aiding students in their transition from education to the workforce and assisting them in identifying suitable career paths.
Sponsors and collaborators
Sponsors: Barbie’s PhD is funded by the Vice Chancellor Studentship.
Collaborations: Barbie is a member of the Work, Informalisation and Place (WIP) Research Centre at NTU and a member of the Midlands Anti-slavery Research Collaboration (ARC). Barbie is also a member of other research bodies focusing on anti-slavery and citizens’ safeguarding research.