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Dr

Amanda Williams

(she / her)

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Amanda Williams is a part-time Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, specialising in glacial geomorphology and sedimentology, as well as a broader interest in climate and environmental change. She contributes to a wide range of undergraduate teaching within the disciplines of physical geography and natural hazards. Amanda has broad research interests in glacial and Quaternary environments, as well as pedagogic interests in decolonising physical geography and geoethics.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom2014
  • Lecturer in Physical Geography
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom2011 - 2014
  • Visiting Lecturer in Geography
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom2007 - 2011

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Deputy examiner
    University of London, International Degree Programme, United Kingdom2012 - 2014

DEGREES

  • P.G.C.E. (Secondary)
    St Martins College, Lancaster, United KingdomSep 2004 - Jun 2005
  • Ph.D. "The sedimentology of Late Devensian glacial deposits in Anglesey, North-West Wales"
    University of Liverpool (Chester College), United KingdomJan 1999 - Aug 2003
  • M.Sc. Quaternary Science
    Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, United KingdomSep 1997 - Sep 1998
  • M.A. (Hons) Geography
    University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom1992 - 1996

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
    Higher Education Academy, York, United Kingdom2013

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

  • Sustainability and Environment Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute

SCHOOL

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences

AVAILABILITY

  • Collaborative projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Teaching provision