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Dr Alexandra Plows - Overview

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Dr. Alexandra Plows is a full time Research Fellow at WISERD (The Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods), located in the School of Social Sciences, Bangor University. Between 2003-2009 she worked at Cardiff University as a Research Associate in the Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (Cesagen), identifying and theorising public engagement with human genetics/ genomics and related areas of bioscience such as nanotechnology and stem cells. Prior to these appointments she undertook post doc work (Bangor University/ Welsh Assembly Government), defining and evaluating sustainable development criteria at a regional level; and also worked for Keele University on a project researching activist networks, as part of the Democracy and Participation programme. Her PhD focused on UK environmental direct action networks.