Lydia Collison brings expertise in behaviour change, particularly in children’s physical activity behaviours, and using creative qualitative methods to access children’s voices and perspectives on health and social issues.
Kim Straun is an experienced researcher with children and families, including those who are underrepresented in health research.
Jessica Roy brings expertise in the sociology of childhood and how children’s rights inform policy and practice. She has experience of archive-based research and qualitative research methods with children and families, particularly around what could be described as sensitive or distressing issues.
Jennifer Crane works at the intersection of history, geography and the sociologies of health. She brings expertise in childhood in contemporary Britain and experience of using creative and collaborative research methods.
Amy Rose and Jenny Sanderson have a long-term creative collaboration as Bocadalupa. Both come from a background of popular performance (circus, street theatre, clown) and have play as a unifying strand in all their work. Amy is the co-founder of Playing Out, and an associate of Puppet Place and Play:Disrupt. Jenny is a University of Bristol alumni, a qualified Forest School leader and creator of interactive playscapes for Harbourside Festival since 2007. Together they have created playful, interactive events for public spaces, including domestic living rooms, residential streets, parks, schools, festivals and more.