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Miss Vicky Hansly
(she/her)
BA, MA, PhD in progress
Teams and roles for Vicky Hansly
Research student
Overview
I am a PhD student in the Center of Language, and Communication Research (CLCR). I completed my MA in TESOL in 2022 at Swansea University. My PhD research examines the representation of Latin American women in British media using corpus linguistic methodologies.
Publication
2026
- Powell, S. et al. 2026. Evaluating “People Offering Parents Support” (POPS): A qualitative study of peer parental advocacy in Welsh child welfare services. Child Care in Practice 32 (3), pp.312-331. (10.1080/13575279.2026.2648980)
- Powell, S. et al. 2026. Empowering parents in child protection: an evaluation of the the Parental Advocacy and Information Service (PAIS) in Ireland. Child & Family Social Work (10.1111/cfs.70207)
Articles
- Powell, S. et al. 2026. Evaluating “People Offering Parents Support” (POPS): A qualitative study of peer parental advocacy in Welsh child welfare services. Child Care in Practice 32 (3), pp.312-331. (10.1080/13575279.2026.2648980)
- Powell, S. et al. 2026. Empowering parents in child protection: an evaluation of the the Parental Advocacy and Information Service (PAIS) in Ireland. Child & Family Social Work (10.1111/cfs.70207)
Research
My research interests include:
- Forensic linguistics
- Latin American and Hispanic studies
- Gender studies
- Corpus linguistics and quantitative methods
- Discourse analysis
- How language can enhance social care
Thesis
At the Crossroads of Womanhood and Ethnic Otherness: A Corpus-Based Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Latinas in British Online News
Supervisors
Research themes
Specialisms
- Sociolinguistics
- Women & Gender Studies
- Hispanic linguistics