Dr Martin Lewis

My primary area of interest is focused on the efficacy of online child protection when protectionist measures such as monitoring and surveillance are deployed to regulate the behaviours of young people. In particular, I am interested in the ideologies embedded into onlin safeguarding practices, and how dominant constructions of gender and sexuality impact their development and deployment within society. My PhD examines this within the context of closeted lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) young people, demonstrating how dominant assumptions of heteronormativity inadvertently make LGBQ youth more vulnerable online. My ongoing research trajectory is seeking to better understand these barriers, and to explore ways in which they can be broken down to mitigate these risks, whilst at the same time ensuring that the privacy needs of closeted LGBQ young people is protected/preserved.

Degrees

2021, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom, PhD (Social Sciences)
2018, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom, Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education
2014, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, MA Social Work
2012, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, BA Sociology

Academic appointments

Lecturer in Criminology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - present
Sessional Lecturer in Criminology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - 2022
Associate Tutor (Social Sciences), Edge Hill University, 2020 - 2022
Lecturer in Social Sciences, Edge Hill University, 2019 - 2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Social Sciences), Edge Hill University, 2016 - 2019