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
Qualifications
- Professional: Associate Fellow HEA
Advance HE, 2024 - PhD
2018–2022 - Other: Mental Health First Aid & Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace
2022 - MA: MRes Childhood and Youth
2017–2018 - BA: Childhood Studies
2017 - Other: Basic Life Support: Worksafe Training Systems
- Other: Child Protection in Education (Level 2)
Research Interests
CURRENT
I work as the Enterprise Education Development Co-ordinator in the Careers and 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 and associate fellow of the HEA (AFHEA).
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.
Publications
2024
- PublishedThe Golden Circle of Enterprise Education: The What, How & Why
Edwards, B. A. & Jordan, K., 1 Oct 2024, Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution
2023
- PublishedAnti-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 others, , 22 Apr 2023, In: Autism Research. 16, 4, p. 673-676
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
2020
- PublishedFemale adolescents with ASD and the social world: From literature, to scoping review, and beyond
Edwards, B. A., Feb 2020.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster - PublishedPoster presentation - PhD study
Edwards, B. A., Feb 2020.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Activities
2025
- 22nd Rural Entrepreneurship Conference (REC2025)
3 Jun 2025 – 5 Jun 2025
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)
2024
- International Enterprise Educators Conference 2024
4 Sep 2024 – 6 Sep 2024
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant) - Selling Sustainability
Using enterprise thinking to promote the benefits of sustainability to our community
3 May 2024
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Contributor) - Neurodiversity and recruitment in the library sector
Reflections on practice
26 Apr 2024
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Working with Workplace
BACP event: Working with Workplace
23 Jan 2024
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
2023
- Uwchgynhadledd Ieuenctid ar Iechyd Meddwl
Mental Health and Wellbeing Summit
10 Nov 2023
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - 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 Oct 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor) - Autistic experiences of an inpatient mental health setting
Presentation and workshop session for student Mental Health nursing students.
26 May 2023
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - Uwchgynhadledd Ieuenctid ar Lais y Disgybl
Pupil Voice Summit (Primary)
30 Apr 2023
Links:
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)
2022
- Making research doable: my research and journey to enterprise education
6 Sep 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - Participation in research
Focus on my PhD coproduced study and sharing findings.
27 Jun 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - Autistic experiences of an inpatient mental health setting
Presentation and workshop session for student Mental Health nursing students.
31 May 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - Autism in women and girls
Presentation to summarise previous literature and my research for MA Education students.
24 Mar 2022
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Autism in females
Presentation for MA Education students for Inclusion module.
Feb 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2021
- Experiences of GO Wales and project findings
Presenting to GO Wales staff about my experiences and project findings. Theme of event: best practice
Oct 2021
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - How GO Wales can support autistic students in a digital world.
Presentation of project findings to HEFCW board of directors.
Jan 2021
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
2020
- NUS Liberation Conference
26 May 2020 – 27 May 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant) - International Women’s day 2020 at Bangor University
6 Mar 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - College of Human Sciences Annual PhD Conference
Presented a poster and attended conference.
27 Feb 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker) - Pitching of an idea
22 Jan 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor) - Welsh Health Hack 2020
22 Jan 2020 – 23 Jan 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
2019
- Learning Disability Transformation Children's Event
17 Oct 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - BIHMR ECR Conference: From PhD to PI reservation
3 Oct 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant) - Health Services Research Summer School
8 Jul 2019 – 12 Jul 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant) - Sustaining Health and Care in Wales: Ideas from the Public (Bangor) reservation
2 Jul 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant) - Presentation
Scoping review phase of my PhD presented.
Jul 2019
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - College of Human Sciences Postgraduate Research Conference 2019
26 Jun 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant) - What does ASD look like to you?
20 minute presentation and 10 minutes question and answer session.
Jun 2019
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - Inspiring Careers - Celebrating International Women’s Day 2019
8 Mar 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant) - ASD and Gender
A lecture presentation for MA Education Students.
2 Feb 2019
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - The Autism Show
Conference speaker in Birmingham and Manchester.
2019
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)
Other Information
- I have been employed as a freelance consultant and expert through experience in both academic and industry projects.
- 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.
Personal
- Girl Guiding Unit Leader.