Lauren White

Lauren White

Research Fellow, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield.

Lauren is a sociologist working at the intersections of everyday life, creative qualitative methodologies and the sociology of health and illness. Her current project is titled, ‘Everyday Life with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Mobilities, Accessibility and Belonging’. As part of her research, she is also particularly interested in the socio-political dimensions of everyday toilet access. Lauren is developing future research projects surrounding toilet access and working lives. This includes collaborations with colleagues from the project ‘Around the Toilet’.

You can access Lauren’s academic profile page here: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/socstudies/people/academic-staff/lauren-white

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Contact:

Mail: l.e.white@sheffield.ac.uk

Twitter: @laurenewhite184

Resources

White, L. (2021). ‘I have to know where I can go’: Mundane mobilities and everyday public toilet access for people living with irritable bowel syndrome. Social and Cultural Geography. DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2021.1975165 *OPEN ACCESS*

Animation: Everyday Life with IBS

‘Beers, Burgers and Bleach: Hygiene, Toilets and Hospitality in the context of Covid 19’ research project site

A Wellcome Trust funded research project exploring toilets in hospitality settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how changing hygiene and monitoring practices have impacted on hospitality workers.

https://wcceh.org/themes/transforming-relations/beers-burgers-bleach-hygiene-toilets-and-hospitality-in-the-time-of-covid-19/