Lecturer in Sociology and Equalities Lead for the School of History Philosophy and Social Sciences (SHIPS)

After completing a degree in Sociology at Bangor University, Corinna then went on to work in the Mental Health Voluntary Sector as a Community Development Worker, before returning to full-time education in 2003 after being awarded ESRC (European Social Research Council) funding to complete an MA in Sociology and Social Policy and a PhD at Bangor University: ‘Wales in a Global Neighbourhood: Perspectives of and Reactions to Local and Global Citizenship’. Her PhD looked into issues of local and global civic empowerment and how globalization impacts different locations and communities.

Other Responsibilities:

Athena Swan Lead (2019 – current). 

Diversity, Equality and Sustainability Lead (2018-Current), promoting inclusivity and diversity into School’s curriculums and promoting a culture of inclusivity and diversity amongst the staff. 

Seminar Lead for Places of Climate Change Research Centre (PLoCC) (2019 – Current), Founding Member and Management Board member . PLoCC is a University wide, cross-disciplinary group. Semars are open to everyone and are run monthly on the second Wednesday or every month. https://www.bangor.ac.uk/plocc. 

Festival of Social Science Lead (2020- 2023)

WISERD Associate – 2009 - current

Room 121, Mezzanine floor Main Arts

email c.patterson@bangor.ac.uk

Tel: 01248 382978

During her postgraduate years, she was given opportunities to teach at an undergraduate level and found she developed a passion for teaching. Modules taught to date are: Social Analysis, Perspectives in Social Sciences, Research Methods (undergraduate and postgraduate levels), Identity and Diversity, Study Skills and has contributed to a postgraduate Communities Studies module.

Current Modules I am teaching are: 

Year 1 – SXU-1003 - Introduction to Sociology 

Year 2 – SXU-2002 - Analysing Social and Political Debates. 

Year 3 – HPS-3003 - Race Democracy and Political Ideology. 

             SXS-3030 - Globalization and Social Change 

              SXU-3131 - The Climate Crisis and the Politics of Climate Justice 

Postgraduate Modules:

Year 4 -  SXU-4006 - The Climate Crisis and the Politics of Climate Justice 

Research Students:

  • Muhammad Shahiryar - 2024 – 2027 – PI supervisor for PhD that is looking at the social environmental effects of the Belts and Roads Initiative in Europe.
  • Laura Jones 2022 – 2025 – PI supervisor for PhD looking at Dyslexia, social class and life opportunities. 
  • Dinah Jennings - 2021 – 2024 – PI Supervisor for a PhD that is looking into Gendered education. 
  • Sioned Page Jones(PhD) - 2017-2020 - P.I. Supervisor for a KESS-11 funded PhD for Ynni Padarn-Peris Cyf, in conjunction with Sophie Wyn Jones (Co-supervisor) from Synergy. The PhD is looking at how Local hydro-energy schemes are established and how they benefit communities.
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  • Sheree Ellingsworth - 2015 – 17 – Co-supervising a KESS funded MA student on a ‘Community Voice Project’ for for Medrwn MÔn. 

Corinna’s interests are generally on issues related to globalization and geo-politics including: Citizenship and civic empowerment, local and global concepts of belonging and identity, community, identity, issues of inequality (race, class, gender and intersectionality), environmental sociology, rationalization of the ‘other’ (human and non-human animals).

2009 - 2010 - Research Assistant for WISERD (Wales Institute of Social and

Economic Research). Bangor University Social Science Department: Researching local life and civil society in Wales

Corinna is interested in supervising PhD’s in the areas of: globalization, community, identity, belonging, the environment, citizenship and civic empowerment and inequality.

2025

2024

2023

2018

2016

2012

2011

2024

  • Polity Press (Publisher)

    – Reviewed the ‘Global Interconnections / Globalization’ Chapter for the forthcoming Anthony Giddens and Philip Sutton’s textbook, Sociology. 10th edition.

    1 Dec 2024 – 10 Jan 2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer)
  • Coastal Communities Community Event

    A community engagement event centred around climate change communication, coastal communities, and cultural heritage.

    26 Mar 2024

    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)

2023

2022

2021

2020

  • Festival Of Social Sciences

    Festival of Social Sciences

    Oct 2020 – Nov 2020

    Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Organiser)
  • PLoCC Monthly Seminar

    Places of Climate Change (PLoCC) Organiser and Chair of Monthly Seminars

    6 Jun 2020 – 11 Nov 2040

    Links:

    Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
  • Palgrave Macmillan Ltd (Publisher)

    Book Proposal Review - Macmillan Book Proposal Review for: Ex-treme Identities: processes of transition out of extraordinary roles. (Eds) Susie Scott and James Hardie-Bick.

    1 Apr 2020 – 30 Apr 2020

    Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer)

2019

2018

2017

2016

2014

  • Polity Press (Publisher)

    Manuscript Review: ‘Negotiating Identity: Social Interactionist approaches to Social Identity’ by Susie Scott

    2014

    Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer)

2010

  • Community and Identity: Change and Development

    on behalf of WISERD and Bangor University’s School of Social Sciences to celebrate the contribution Graham Day has made to Social Science Research

    2010

    Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Organiser)

2023 – Senior HEA Fellowship Award 

2020 - HEA Fellowship Award