Dr Bethany Anne Edwards
Email: b.a.edwards@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: 01248 383131
Twitter: @BethAnneBangor
LinkedIn: Profile here
Office: Room 138, Lower Ground Floor, Neuadd Rathbone, College Road
Cymwysterau
- Profesiynol: Associate Fellow HEA
Advance HE, 2024 - PhD
2018–2022 - Arall: Mental Health First Aid & Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace
2022 - MA: MRes Childhood and Youth
2017–2018 - BA: Childhood Studies
2017 - Arall: Basic Life Support: Worksafe Training Systems
- Arall: Child Protection in Education (Level 2)
Diddordebau Ymchwil
CURRENT
I work as the Enterprise Education Development Co-ordinator in the Employability service at Bangor University.
This primarily involves working with academic staff to embed enterprise into the curriculum. Within this, I aim to ensure inclusion and accessibility is fulfilled to reflect the diverse nature of students. I am a Fellow of Enterprise Educators UK.
I contribute to research on Enterprise Education both within Bangor University and further afield in the Impact Research Group.
I co-host the bilingual Bangor University Employability Podcast “Be’ Nesa’” which launched in July 2023. Available on most major platforms. Podcast link
I'm always looking to to expand my network, knowledge, experiences and to learn. Additionally, I am keen to collaborate and work with others to showcase best practice, new opportunities and success stories.
PREVIOUS
PhD Health Science (passed with minor corrections, May 2022)
Study title: Surfacing the Perspective of Autistic Girls Aged Between Thirteen and Eighteen Within a Complex Social Discourse on Autism: A Qualitative Inquiry
Phase 1: Autistic teenage girls and their social worlds: A scoping review
Phase 2: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of the portrayal of autistic teenage girls in national UK newspapers.
Phase 3: Developing the profile for autistic teenage girls: co-produced with stakeholders.
MRes Thesis (2018)
Title: Gender and ASD: Exploring Professional's Perspectives.
A mixed method study including questionnaires, interviews and a case study based activity. Based in two locations in North West England and North Wales.
BA Dissertation (2017)
Title: Special Educational Needs: Single definition or interpretation?
A mixed method study using questionnaires and interviews.
Cyhoeddiadau
2024
- CyhoeddwydThe Golden Circle of Enterprise Education: The What, How & Why
Edwards, B. A. & Jordan, K., 1 Hyd 2024, Bangor University.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall
2023
- CyhoeddwydAnti-ableist language is fully compatible with high-quality autism research: Response to Singer et al. (2023)
Edwards, B. A., Natri, H., Abubakare, O., Asasumasu, K., Basargekar, A., Beaud, F., Botha, M., Bottema-Beutel, K., Rosa Brea, M., Brown, L., Burr, D., Cobbaert, L., Dabbs, C., Denome, D., Des Roches Rosa, S., Doherty, M., Edwards, C., Ekaterin Liszk, S., Elise, F. & Fletcher-Watson, S. & 49 eraill, , 22 Ebr 2023, Yn: Autism Research. 16, 4, t. 673-676
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Llythyr
2020
- CyhoeddwydFemale adolescents with ASD and the social world: From literature, to scoping review, and beyond
Edwards, B. A., Chwef 2020.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen - CyhoeddwydPoster presentation - PhD study
Edwards, B. A., Chwef 2020.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen
Gweithgareddau
2025
- 22nd Rural Entrepreneurship Conference (REC2025)
3 Meh 2025 – 5 Meh 2025
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Cyfranogwr)
2024
- International Enterprise Educators Conference 2024
4 Medi 2024 – 6 Medi 2024
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Cyfranogwr) - Selling Sustainability
Using enterprise thinking to promote the benefits of sustainability to our community
3 Mai 2024
Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Darlith/trafodaeth/seminar gyhoeddus (Cyfrannwr) - Neurodiversity and recruitment in the library sector
Reflections on practice
26 Ebr 2024
Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr) - Working with Workplace
BACP event: Working with Workplace
23 Ion 2024
Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)
2023
- Uwchgynhadledd Ieuenctid ar Iechyd Meddwl
Uwchgynhadledd Plant ar Iechyd Meddwl
10 Tach 2023
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Cyfranogwr) - BANGOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY DAY
The event is an opportunity for the University to open its doors to the local community, and will showcase how Bangor University contributes to the social, economic, environmental and cultural life of North Wales and beyond through a range of activities, from research and teaching to leisure and entertainment facilities.
14 Hyd 2023
Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Gŵyl/Arddangosfa (Cyfrannwr) - Autistic experiences of an inpatient mental health setting
Presentation and workshop session for student Mental Health nursing students.
26 Mai 2023
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr) - Uwchgynhadledd Ieuenctid ar Lais y Disgybl
Uwchgynhadledd Ieuenctid Cynradd ar Lais y Disgybl
30 Ebr 2023
Cysylltau:
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Cyfranogwr)
2022
- Making research doable: my research and journey to enterprise education
6 Medi 2022
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr) - Participation in research
Focus on my PhD coproduced study and sharing findings.
27 Meh 2022
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr) - Autistic experiences of an inpatient mental health setting
Presentation and workshop session for student Mental Health nursing students.
31 Mai 2022
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr) - Autism in women and girls
Presentation to summarise previous literature and my research for MA Education students.
24 Maw 2022
Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr) - Autism in females
Presentation for MA Education students for Inclusion module.
Chwef 2022
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
2021
- Experiences of GO Wales and project findings
Presenting to GO Wales staff about my experiences and project findings. Theme of event: best practice
Hyd 2021
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr) - How GO Wales can support autistic students in a digital world.
Presentation of project findings to HEFCW board of directors.
Ion 2021
Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)
2020
- NUS Liberation Conference
26 Mai 2020 – 27 Mai 2020
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Cyfranogwr) - International Women’s day 2020 at Bangor University
6 Maw 2020
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Cyfranogwr) - College of Human Sciences Annual PhD Conference
Presented a poster and attended conference.
27 Chwef 2020
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Siaradwr) - Pitching of an idea
22 Ion 2020
Gweithgaredd: Mathau o waith ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd a gwaith maes - Gŵyl/Arddangosfa (Cyfrannwr) - Welsh Health Hack 2020
22 Ion 2020 – 23 Ion 2020
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Siaradwr)
2019
- Learning Disability Transformation Children's Event
17 Hyd 2019
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Cyfranogwr) - BIHMR ECR Conference: From PhD to PI reservation
3 Hyd 2019
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Cyfranogwr) - Health Services Research Summer School
8 Gorff 2019 – 12 Gorff 2019
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Cyfranogwr) - Sustaining Health and Care in Wales: Ideas from the Public (Bangor) reservation
2 Gorff 2019
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Cyfranogwr) - Presentation
Scoping review phase of my PhD presented.
Gorff 2019
Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr) - College of Human Sciences Postgraduate Research Conference 2019
26 Meh 2019
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Cyfranogwr) - What does ASD look like to you?
20 minute presentation and 10 minutes question and answer session.
Meh 2019
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr) - Inspiring Careers - Celebrating International Women’s Day 2019
8 Maw 2019
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Cyfranogwr) - ASD and Gender
A lecture presentation for MA Education Students.
2 Chwef 2019
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr) - The Autism Show
Conference speaker in Birmingham and Manchester.
2019
Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd Academaidd (Siaradwr)
Gwybodaeth Arall
- Co-founder of UNITE Bangor - a group for students with ASD to have a safe space and meet people. I have been chair and treasurer.
Personol
- Girl Guiding Unit Leader.