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Dr Jess Mannion

@drjessmannion.bsky.social
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Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. Research on disability studies, action research, & the arts. ADHDer. Working class academic.

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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
And that’s a wrap! 🎓Just finished an incredible semester teaching at The Institute of Foundation Studies at Arden University Leeds. Two brilliant student groups, a supportive team, & a truly rewarding experience from start to finish. Now to tackle the marking! #University
Me outside the uni smiling I wrote on a white board last class well done and attempted to draw a party emoji!
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
One of my favourite things to do! Drawing comics with Steve and Bryan for our research! 🙂 Love how technology can bring us together from Ireland, the U.K and the U.S.A! #LoveResearch #Comics #SexEducation #DisabilityStudies #CreativeMethods
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Had a fantastic time at the Inclusive Creative Research Symposium @yorkstjohn.bsky.social. Grateful to share our research & learn about fantastic projects. Thanks to Matthew, Daniel & Kelsie for an inspiring event!
#LearningDisabilityWeek #CreativeResearch #InclusiveResearch #Disability
The creative centre building from outside My title page of the PowerPoint
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Smut Nerd @amydoesresearch.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Amazing session w/ @drjessmannion.bsky.social on Creative Collaborative Data Analysis. Feeling playful, inspired, excited to keep embedding creative practice at every stage of my PhD!
A note book with a post it “how do you feel about collaborative data analysis?” 
A scrap of paper with the word “playful”
A pile of colourful and transparent lego bricks in a pile
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
I had such a lovely day at @sheffielduni.bsky.social with The Participatory Research Network. I really enjoyed facilitating the workshop on Creative Collaborative Data Analysis with such a fantastic group of PGR’s & ECR’s. #DataAnalysis @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
Me outside the wave at the uni of Sheffield A table with Lego and sandboxing material _ sign and power point saying the participatory research network A participants sandboxing scene A participants Lego metaphor
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Grateful to see the R&S Research Teams work featured in Sandboxing in Practice by Prof. Dawn Mannay & Dr. Victoria Timperley. Huge thanks to Dawn for introducing me to this method & for her ongoing support and encouragement. #sandboxing #research policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/sandboxing-i...
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Sandboxing in Practice
Sandboxing in Practice - Qualitative Interviewing with Sand, Objects, and Figures
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I am looking forward to being a panellist on the forthcoming #webinar Unlocking Creative Data Analysis talking about a creative collaborative data analysis method the R&S Research Team created. Organised by Policy Press with presenters from the recently published Handbook of #CreativeDataAnalysis.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Unlocking Creative Data Analysis . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Creative research methods have revolutionized data generation, but how can we apply the same creativity to data analysis while maintaining rigor, ethics and systematic approaches? This webinar, orga...
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
My new university profile ahc.leeds.ac.uk/staff/9648/d...
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Dr Jess Mannion | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures | University of Leeds
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Open Access Social Work @openaccess-sw.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
RESEARCHING TOGETHER: RESEARCHERS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES ENGAGE ACROSS NATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES Mannion, J. et al / British Journal of Learning Disabilities #openaccess #socialwork doi.org/10.1111/bld....
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
If you need me I’ll be in the beautiful Brotherton Library FOREVER!! ♥️ 📚
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Had the best first day at the University of Leeds. So excited about this research project 🙂🙂🙂
Image of a page on my shelf saying welcome Jess, with clip art of balloons and a sticker
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Saying goodbye to some of the Health and Social Care students today
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
After 2 years at Manchester Metropolitan University, that’s all Folks! I had a lovely last day with students who also have me emotional leaving! 😭 I will miss them and the lovely staff team in the School of Social Care & Social Work, as well as academics in Manchester Law School.
Power point slide saying that’s all folks Empty classroom Brooks building MMU
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I am thrilled to announce that I am joining the @universityofleeds.bsky.social as a Research Fellow, working on some fascinating research with Jade French & @pyramid-arts.bsky.social. I will definitely miss teaching & working with the amazing students & colleagues at @manmetuni.bsky.social
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The Relationships & Sexuality Research Team in Ireland have been collaborating with researchers in the University of Cincinnati for some time now. We decided we needed to create a name for our international research team. We are collectively now called ‘Disabilities Without Borders’. #Coproduction
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I am looking forward to being a panellist on the forthcoming #webinar Unlocking Creative Data Analysis talking about a creative collaborative data analysis method the R&S Research Team created. Organised by Policy Press with presenters from the recently published Handbook of #CreativeDataAnalysis.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Unlocking Creative Data Analysis . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Creative research methods have revolutionized data generation, but how can we apply the same creativity to data analysis while maintaining rigor, ethics and systematic approaches? This webinar, orga...
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Happy St Patrick’s Day 🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
I love it when I’m timetabled to teach in unusual rooms. We took full advantage of the piano & drums in the music room to create some music at the end of class! Perfect to let off steam after covering a difficult addiction topic! #CreativeTeaching
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
And today’s teaching prop! We had fun in class today, singing Xmas songs, Irish dancing, ironing, dancing to baby shark, playing air guitar, it was everybody’s birthday & there was even a proposal! The best way to teach how to form an argument & write critically! 😊 #teaching
An ironing board with an iron
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
And a little hop in my step today after receiving another Teacher of the Year Award nomination from a student 😊♥️ These nominations are making my day!! @scswmcrmet.bsky.social
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
How lovely of students 😊 I was nominated twice for teacher of the year award today! That made me smile 😊 ♥️ @scswmcrmet.bsky.social
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Here is a link to the free I’m Me festival that’s on after the symposium I just shared
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Festival programme | York St John University
The 2 day I'm Me festival features theatre, dance and music performances, a film screening, workshops and an exhibition telling the story of the research.
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Delighted to be presenting a paper ‘Why haven't we done this sooner? Clashing and grappling within a co-produced disability study using creative research methods’, at the Inclusive Creative Methods Symposium at York St John University. Free tickets here.
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Inclusive Creative Methods Symposium | York St John University
The symposium brings together international speakers from a diversity of disciplinary backgrounds, including theatre, architecture, psychology, education and health.
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Rockstar Retrievers (Max) @rockstarretrievers.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Late diagnosed neurodivergent people were relentlessly criticized growing up for behavior(s) they could not help. Once they figure it out suddenly everyone that’s been criticizing them their entire life has the audacity to say things like: “You don’t have autism or adhd. You are perfectly normal.”
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
What a great day at the British Academy Early Career Research Network event. #BAECRN #ECRNetwork @britishacademy.bsky.social @learningmet.bsky.social
A poster introducing me and my research which includes some of a comic strip
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Excited to be at the @britishacademy.bsky.social Early Career Research Network event. Delighted that my research will be showcased in this afternoons exhibition. #BAECRN #ECRNetwork @learningmet.bsky.social
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
3.5 hours, 3 trains & 2 Ubers later and I’m here 😊
A large sign with the letters LU and the unis logo
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Was so lovely to meet @autisticalchemyst.bsky.social today over coffee to talk about research, creativity and neurodiversity 😊 my first time in @official-uom.bsky.social 😊
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Delighted that my conference presentation proposal ‘Comics, Co-production and change’ was accepted for the International Creative Research Methods Conference 2025 #ICRMC2025 #research #comics #disability #coproduction #creativity
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
It was very exciting today to have our very first editorial board members meeting for the Journal of Creative Research Methods @brisunipress.bsky.social
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I received lovely news. My submission to the @britishacademy.bsky.social Early Career Researchers Network was selected for their upcoming Exhibition of Research. A sample of my comic zine produced from our recent study will be showcased #research #creativemethods #comics #disability
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Excited to be at the @ncrm.ac.uk creative writing and social research event ‘whose words are they anyway?’
Image of the zoom PowerPoint with the title whose words are they anyway by NCRM
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Had such an enjoyable collaborative writing retreat this morning @amymrussell.bsky.social @drmkirby.bsky.social #research
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
A video abstract introducing our most recent research & publication @bjld.bsky.social @learningmet.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social youtu.be/eeT2jPb8VUg?...
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Researching Together
YouTube video by Video Abstracts BJLD
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Wrote over 3k words of my manuscript today at the @britishacademy.bsky.social Winter Writing Warm-up. Rough words which need to be drafted & cut! But such great progress 😊 #research #writer
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
This morning I attended the @britishacademy.bsky.social Early Career Researchers Winter Writing Warm-up. I did have to pop out for a marking moderation meeting. But I wrote 795 words, the methods section of my manuscript. Looking forward to writing this afternoon. #research #writer
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Had such an enjoyable workshop meeting with the editors & contributors of our book project from universities in the U.K. & USA today. I so enjoy & feel lucky to work with such amazing academics on such a fun project! #LoveResearch #writer
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
An exciting day back at work. Was asked to facilitate a research workshop in another uni. Lovely meetings, one with the committee of a research network we are setting up, another with the co-editors of a research book we are writing. & our PI submitted our bid application 🤞🏻🤞🏻
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
I enjoyed redrafting my article today. It’s been a productive writing week despite the school being unexpectedly closed. My manuscript will soon be written. I am going to treat myself to a day off tomorrow before my annual leave finishes & I start back at work for the semester!
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I got lots of redrafting of my manuscript completed this afternoon. Another productive writing day! But still have more to do! Hopefully I can get back to it this evening! Love having this time to write. #research #writer
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Our international research team have a new journal article published & its open access @bjld.bsky.social @learningmet.bsky.social #research #coproduction #disability #univeristy #inclusive onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Researching Together: Researchers With and Without Disabilities Engage Across National and Interdisciplinary Boundaries
Introduction The Relationships and Sexuality Research Team consists of researchers with learning disabilities who specialise in research on sexual citizenship and use visual and creative research me...
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Slightly distracted by the beautiful pheasants & boisterous squirrels outside my snowy study window this morning. But managed 2,543 rough words of my manuscript #research #writer
The view from my window, a tree, shed, hills, and lots of snow, and a blue sky
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Another 2,160 words of my article written this afternoon, that I will redraft later this evening! A productive writing day! Now out to play in the snow with my 7 year old!
A photo of my snowy back garden with a large snowman
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Good to be back! It’s been a while. @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social #WritersHour
A photo of my desk and on the PC the zoom call of the London Writers salon
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I’m back on a roll with writing again. Did some redrafting last night. This morning wrote another 1,767 words & my article is starting to take shape 😊 so great to have the space to write 😊 #research #writing
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Not a bad first day of writing! 1,242 words. May come back later this evening 😊
A screen shot of my PC with the word doc. Title sexual citizenship for adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Took an extra weeks annual leave to write a journal article. Nice to be back at my desk on this snowy morning. Here we go! #writer #researcher
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Our international research team have a new journal article published & its open access @bjld.bsky.social @learningmet.bsky.social #research #coproduction #disability #univeristy #inclusive onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Researching Together: Researchers With and Without Disabilities Engage Across National and Interdisciplinary Boundaries
Introduction The Relationships and Sexuality Research Team consists of researchers with learning disabilities who specialise in research on sexual citizenship and use visual and creative research me...
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Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Whoop! My out of office is on! Guess what I’ll be doing 📚 😊 I love teaching but it’s been a tough semester. We don’t get long holidays like back home so I’ve booked extra annual leave so I can get a good break & then hide away in a library and get some writing done 🎅 #Christmas
Loads of books stacked on shelves memories and fiction and poetry mainly
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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
For more updates on comics and funding, advocacy, development and whatnot, join the Comics Cultural Impact Collective mailing list: www.thecomicsculturalimpactcollective.org/Join-Us
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The Comics Cultural Impact Collective
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