I'm excited to share that I passed my PhD viva yesterday! ✨

Thank you to my brilliant examiners Prof Vanessa May and Dr Eleanor Wilkinson, my viva chair Dr Paul Gray, and my Director of Studies Dr @jennyvanhooff.com. It was an honour to share such a special moment with you all!

Thank you! I know you have studied solo living and childless women previously, so happy to add you if you’d like? 😇

Call for papers by 25 March for ‘Doing Research Differently: Methodological Creativity and Innovation in the Sociology of Families and Relationships’ a BSA Families and Relationships Study Group Event, 12 June, University of the West of England, Bristol tinyurl.com/2t7sp5a9

Bear, dressed as a bear 🥹🧸

I may be able to help! I study singlehood so some of my work looks at how single people form close relationships beyond the couple (such as with pets, friends, acquaintances etc). I also have experience in researching online dating. Please let me know if any of this sounds useful for you! ☺️

We were joined by a very special guest in Intimate Relationships & Personal Life today. @aliciadenby.bsky.social brought her dog Bear to deliver a lecture on Pets and Personal Life with @jennyvanhooff.com.

Bear was thrilled to make lots of new friends (as we can see by his wagging tail!) 🐶🩷

I’ve made a Singlehood Studies starter pack and included yourself, Rebecca and Craig. Please feel free to share and also recommend people to be added, I’m aware we’re a small but growing community! ☺️

go.bsky.app/T56YAak

I’m marking my first Bluesky ‘post’ with a Singlehood Studies starter pack. There are only a few of us at present, but I’m hoping this will expand! If you would like to be added, or indeed removed, please let me know. 🩷

go.bsky.app/T56YAak

Thank you for including me in this, it’s much appreciated! ☺️ I did wonder where my influx of followers had come from, so this solves that mystery! 🤣