Miss Emma Cooke

Researcher Biography

Emma is a PhD Candidate (Sociology) and a Research Assistant in the Child Development, Education and Care Group (Thorpe) at the Institute for Social Science Research. Her Honours thesis investigated children’s experiences of well-being in childcare. Her PhD thesis examines the relaxation and spiritual well-being experiences of young children who attend Early Childhood Education and Care. As a research assistant in the Thorpe Group with expertise in qualitative research she has worked across a range of projects, assisting with study design, ethics applications, recruitment, data collection and analyses, research and writing publications.  

PhD Topic:

Children’s experiences of spiritual wellbeing and relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care

Advisors:

• Dr Sally Staton (Principal)
• Dr Andrew Clarke (Associate)
• Professor Karen Thorpe (Associate)

Research interests: 

• Sociology of childhood
• Sociology of health and illness
• Childcare
• Relaxation
• Well-being
• Qualitative and visual participatory methodologies