Clara Kassem
School of Education
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Email: C.Kassem@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 4647
Clara is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Early Childhood Studies. She teaches across a range of modules on the Education Studies suite of programmes from L3 to L6 and on the Masters in Education and Social Justice. Her research interests include: 'disability' in popular culture; children and the media; communication, language and literacy.
Clara was the Foundation Year Co-ordinator for Education and Early Childhood Studies from 2018-2025. In this role, she co-led a Curriculum Enhancement Student Internship project that examined the importance of Foundation Years for students on Education and Early Childhood Studies programmes.
From 2017-2019, she co-developed a student-led film club through a Curriculum Enhancement Student Internship project that focused on denaturalising common views on Dis/Ability and Education.
Degrees
Lancaster University, United Kingdom, MA Language Studies
University of Leeds, United Kingdom, PGDip Disability Studies
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PGCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
University of Salford, United Kingdom, BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics
Certifications
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool John Moores University Coaching and Mentoring Programme
Academic appointments
Senior Lecturer in Education and Early Childhood Studies, Liverpool John Moores University, 2011 - present
Sessional Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University, 2010 - 2011
Book review
Kassem C. 2023. Qualitative content analysis: methods, practice and software, second edition Qualitative content analysis: methods, practice and software, second edition , Udo Kuckartz and Stefan Rädiker, 2023, London, Sage, £36.99 (pbk), 236 pp, ISBN 978-1-5296-0913-4 International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 46 :552-553 DOI Publisher Url
Editorial/letter to the editor
Thyssen G, Kassem C. 2019. Introduction (Dis/Ability on Screen) SPARK, :4-12 Publisher Url
Kassem C, Thyssen G. 2018. Introduction (Film freaks: Denaturalising common views on dis/ability and education through iconic films) SPARK, :5-7
Poster
Kassem C. 2014. Engaging Students in Curriculum Content: Co-Creating Workshop Content on a Module LJMU Teaching and Learning Conference
Conference presentation:
Oral presentation, Students at the Heart Conference, LJMU, Kassem, C. and Hennessy, C. (2025) Video Feedback: Student Perspectives. 2025
Oral presentation, BERA, Rizvi, S. and Kassem, C. (2024) "It's just like being abandoned by your management to market forces, that's what it is": Struggles of Academics delivering meaningful Disability and Inclusion based programmes and courses amidst Marketisation Pressures.. 2024
Oral presentation, ACRE, Kassem, C. and Rizvi, S. (2024) "I remember having a meeting and thinking this isn't an education decision, it's a business decision": Narratives of Academics delivering meaningful Inclusion and Disability Courses amidst Marketisation Pressures". 2024
Oral presentation, LJMU Teaching and Learning Conference, Kassem, C., Taylor, E., Singh, S. McDonald, J. And Blenkinsopp, J. (2022) ‘Laying Solid Foundations’: A Review of the Foundation Year. 2022
Oral presentation, Liverpool, LJMU Teaching and Learning Conference, Thyssen, G., Kassem, C., Dalton, E., Davies, G. and Eker, N. (2019) “Dis/Ability on Screen": Curriculum Enhancement Internship. 2019
Oral presentation, LJMU Teaching and Learning Conference, Thyssen, G., Kassem, C., Delaney, J., Mitchell, K. and Thacker, E. (2018) Film Freaks: Denaturalising Common Views on Dis/Ability and Education through Iconic Films. 2018
Oral presentation, Disability Sport: Changing Lives, Changing Perceptions?, Kassem, C. (2014) "Athelete... Disabled, Differently Abled, a Cheat, an Inspiration, or a Role Model": A Corpus-Based Study of the British Newspaper Coverage of Oscar Pistorius' Concurrent Participation in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2014
Other Professional Activity:
LJMU APSS QR Outputs and Supporting Activities Fund 2024 - University Student Perceptions of The Value of Critical Inclusion and Disability Courses and Programmes with Dr Sana Rizvi. 2024
LJMU APSS QR Research Fund 2023 - Future of University Teaching of Critical Inclusion and Disability Courses and Programmes with Dr Sana Rizvi. 2023
LJMU APSS QR Policy Support Fund 2021 - 'Laying Solid Foundations': A Review of the Foundation Year with Liz Taylor (£3,000). 2021
LJMU Curriculum Enhancement Student Internship 2018/2019 'Dis/Ability on Screen: Film Freaks, or an Exploration of Diversity and Education On Display' - School of Education and Liverpool Screen School Collaboration with Dr Geert Thyssen, John Maxwell and Dr Eleanor Yule (£3,000). 2018
LJMU Curriculum Enhancement Student Internship 2017/2018 - 'Film Freaks: Denaturalising Common Views on Dis/Ability and Education Through Iconic Films' with Dr Geert Thyssen (£3,000). 2017
Award:
Liverpool John Moores University, Individual Teaching Excellence Award. 2019
Fellowships:
Higher Education Academy, Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. 2014
Teaching qualification:
PG CERT Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 2014