Dr Justine Gallagher

Assistant Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

Justine Gallagher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work Education and Community Wellbeing. She teaches on the BA(Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies programme, leads modules and supervises undergraduate dissertation projects. Justine has a keen interest in experiential learning and employability and supports students with fieldwork and placement opportunities as part of their studies. Her previous roles in Sure Start Children’s Centre provided a wealth of experience in working with families as part of multi professional teams.

Her research comes under the broad theme of motherhood. Particularly in terms of breastfeeding, poverty, genealogy and family history. She has a developing interest in children's literature. Her PhD explored the infant feeding stories of new mothers in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Justine is also Departmental Transnational Education Coordinator for both the BA (Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies and BA (Hons) Guidance and Counselling programmes and supports the delivery of these programmes by our partner organisation, Kaplan, in Singapore.

Campus Address

Room G210, Coach Lane Campus East

Email Justine

@JusGal

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My research interests centre around families, parents and motherhood. This includes infant feeding, baby banks, representations of mothers in children's literature, motherhood in the past, genealogy and family history.

My doctoral research explored mother's stories of infant feeding in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
Infant feeding choices among Panamanian mothers: A qualitative study, De La Cruz, D., Lee, R., Gallagher, J. 1 Oct 2023, In: Food Science and Nutrition
Infant Feeding in Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Stories, Choice and Influence, Gallagher, J. 12 Jun 2017, Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives
Women's Stories of Infant Feeding in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gallagher, J. 13 Jun 2017, Begin Before Birth Conference
Women's Stories of Infant Feeding in the North East of England, Gallagher, J. 6 Jul 2016, Northumbria University Postgrad Conference 2016
Women's Stories of Infant Feeding in the North East of England, Gallagher, J. 7 Jun 2016, 1001 Critical Days, So What?
Using a biographical methodological approach to explore infant feeding choices in Newcastle upon Tyne, England., Gallagher, J. 26 Aug 2015, 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association
Using a biographical narrative methodology to listen to women’s ‘infant feeding stories’ in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gallagher, J., James, D. Dec 2015, In: Maternal & Child Nutrition
Using a biographical narrative methodology to listen to women's 'infant feeding stories' in Newcastle upon Tyne, England., Gallagher, J. 12 Jun 2015, Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives
The Wider Family Learning Nexus: “It’s still all to play for!”, Goss, J., Gallagher, J., McKenna, L. 14 Mar 2013, Improving Lives: the power of football
The wider family learning nexus: a social impact evaluation study through football, Goss, J., Gallagher, J., McKenna, L. 29 Mar 2012, North East Universities (3 Rivers Consortium) Learning and Teaching Conference