Publications
2024
Building community through writing bootcamps
Ahearne, G. (2024). Building community through writing bootcamps. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
Using civil claim enquiry data to understand the context and impact of dog bites in England and Wales between 2017 and 2024
Oxley, J., Ahearne, G., McNally, J., Moxley-Butler, J., & Tulloch, J. (2024). Using civil claim enquiry data to understand the context and impact of dog bites in England and Wales between 2017 and 2024. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS).
Welcome week: Treasuring the Treasure Hunt
Ahearne, G. (2024). Welcome week: Treasuring the Treasure Hunt. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
Studying Society and Collaborating with External Partners
Ahearne, G. (2024). Studying Society and Collaborating with External Partners. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
SOCI106 Reducing Digital Poverty in the Liverpool City Region video
Ahearne, G. (2024). SOCI106 Reducing Digital Poverty in the Liverpool City Region video. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbc8gvRdjw0&feature=youtu.be].
Belonging needs to be built into the curriculum
Ahearne, G., & Lisa Anderson. (2024). Belonging needs to be built into the curriculum. Retrieved from https://wonkhe.com/blogs/belonging-needs-to-be-built-into-the-curriculum/
Students showcase strategies to tackle digital poverty
Ahearne, G. (2024). Students showcase strategies to tackle digital poverty. Retrieved from https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/
The Three Rs of Fear Messaging in a Global Pandemic: Recommendations, Ramifications and Remediation
Dodsworth, L., Ahearne, G., Dingwall, R., Easthope, L., Riordan, M., & Townsend, E. (2024). The Three Rs of Fear Messaging in a Global Pandemic: Recommendations, Ramifications and Remediation. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy: an international journal of theory and practice, 31(2), 2972. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cpp.2972
2023
Welcome Week: Treasure Hunt
Ahearne, G. (2023). Welcome Week: Treasure Hunt. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/law-and-social-justice/blog/welcome-treasure-hunt
Bridging the Gap: The Creative Consultants
Ahearne, G. (2023). Bridging the Gap: The Creative Consultants. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/law-and-social-justice/blog/creative-consultants/
Build community into the curriculum to improve in-person attendance
Ahearne, G. (2023). Build community into the curriculum to improve in-person attendance. Retrieved from https://www.timeshighereducation.com/
Embedding employability through cross-faculty learning
Ahearne, G., & Jones, M. (2023). Embedding employability through cross-faculty learning. Retrieved from https://wonkhe.com/blogs/embedding-employability-through-cross-faculty-learning/
Creative Consultants video
Ahearne, G. (2023). Creative Consultants video. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrKq15UbC1g].
Eurovision: Hope and Joy in Liverpool
Ahearne, G., & lucy, E. (2023). Eurovision: Hope and Joy in Liverpool. [https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/law-and-social-justice/blog/eurovisionhopeandjoyinliverpool/].
Empowerment or punishment? The Curious Case of Women's Centres
Ahearne, G. (2023). Empowerment or punishment? The Curious Case of Women's Centres. In N. Booth, I. Masson, & L. Baldwin (Eds.), Experiences of Punishment, Abuse and Justice by Women and Families (pp. 32-48). Bristol: Policy Press.
International Sex Worker Rights Day 2023
Ahearne, G. (2023). International Sex Worker Rights Day 2023. [https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/law-and-social-justice/blog/international-sex-worker-rights-day/].
Building the future: the case for inter-faculty learning
Ahearne, G., & Murphy, M. (2023). Building the future: the case for inter-faculty learning. Retrieved from https://www.timeshighereducation.com/
2022
Building Bridges: The case for inter-faculty learning
Ahearne, G., & Murphy, M. (2022). Building Bridges: The case for inter-faculty learning. Retrieved from https://wonkhe.com/blogs/building-bridges-the-case-for-inter-faculty-learning/
Further developing a micro-learning approach to teaching with Gemma Ahearne
Ahearne, G. (2022). Further developing a micro-learning approach to teaching with Gemma Ahearne. [https://anchor.fm/uolacademy/episodes/Further-developing-a-micro-learning-approach-to-teaching-with-Gemma-Ahearne-e1mt7gd].
Covid should have taught us that campus needs to be a treasured space
Ahearne, G., & Kearney, T. (2022). Covid should have taught us that campus needs to be a treasured space. Retrieved from https://www.timeshighereducation.com/
BSC, Women, Crime and Criminal Justice Network Interviews Dr Gemma Ahearne
Ahearne, G. (2022). BSC, Women, Crime and Criminal Justice Network Interviews Dr Gemma Ahearne. [https://wccjn.wordpress.com/sarah-waite-interviews-dr-gemma-aherne/].
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 19 - the one with the treasure hunt blog
Ahearne, G. (2022). Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 19 - the one with the treasure hunt blog. [https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-for-innovation-in-education/blog/general/treasure-island-pedagogies-episode19/].
Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 19 - The One With The Treasure Hunt
Tunde, V. -A. (2022). Treasure Island Pedagogies: Episode 19 - The One With The Treasure Hunt. [https://anchor.fm/livunicie/episodes/Treasure-Island-Pedagogies-Episode-19---The-One-With-The-Treasure-Hunt-e1ghj0d].
Lucy McKenzie Tate Liverpool
Ahearne, G. (2022). Lucy McKenzie Tate Liverpool. [https://plasticdollheads.wordpress.com/2022/03/04/lucy-mckenzie-tate-liverpool/].
International Sex Worker Rights Day 2022
Ahearne, G. (2022). International Sex Worker Rights Day 2022. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
Partygate: a lockdown of justice?
Ahearne, G. (2022). Partygate: a lockdown of justice?. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
Case study: Micro-learning and the sex industry
Ahearne, G. (2022). Case study: Micro-learning and the sex industry. Developing Academic Practice. doi:10.3828/dap.2022.3
2021
Non-Linear Micro-Learning Self-paced module design for inclusion and engagement.
Ahearne, G. (2021). Non-Linear Micro-Learning Self-paced module design for inclusion and engagement.. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
The Micro-learning Model to Support Inclusion- Liverpool Fellows Network
Ahearne, G. (2021). The Micro-learning Model to Support Inclusion- Liverpool Fellows Network. Teams.
The health/power/criminality-nexus in the state of exception
Ahearne, G., & Robert, F. (n.d.). The health/power/criminality-nexus in the state of exception. Journal of Contemporary Crime, Harm and Ethics. doi:10.0118/jcche.v1i1.1159
Long read: The War on Dissent during the State of Exception
Ahearne, G. (2021). Long read: The War on Dissent during the State of Exception. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
E49: Dr Gemma Ahearne: Using a micro-learning approach to support inclusion.
Ahearne, G. (2021). E49: Dr Gemma Ahearne: Using a micro-learning approach to support inclusion.. [Podcast].
L&T Conf 2021: Strip it Down - Micro-learning and the Sex Industry as a Dyslexic Teacher
Ahearne, G. (2021). L&T Conf 2021: Strip it Down - Micro-learning and the Sex Industry as a Dyslexic Teacher. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My72uc9JgyM&list=PLuwICDd5T-GQw5WvaNOJ9mErGmNz6RePH&index=34.
Sex work, Disability, and the Pandemic
Ahearne, G. (2021). Sex work, Disability, and the Pandemic. [Blog].
The Spirit of Lockdown
Ahearne, G. (2021). The Spirit of Lockdown. Retrieved from https://plasticdollheads.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/the-spirit-of-lockdown/
Interview with Dr Gemma Ahearne-Sex Workers in Prison
Ahearne, G. (2021). Interview with Dr Gemma Ahearne-Sex Workers in Prison. [https://www.spreaker.com/user/thesociologyshow/gemmaahe?autoplay=1].
Online micro-learning can transform the teaching of sensitive topics
Ahearne, G. (2021). Online micro-learning can transform the teaching of sensitive topics. Retrieved from https://www.timeshighereducation.com/
Criminologist or criminal? Liminal spaces as the site for auto/biography
Ahearne, G. (2021). Criminologist or criminal? Liminal spaces as the site for auto/biography. Methodological Innovations, 14(1). doi:10.1177/20597991211012054
Podcast- Trauma-led teaching
Ahearne, G. (2021). Podcast- Trauma-led teaching. Retrieved from https://plasticdollheads.wordpress.com/
SOCI349 Crime, Justice and the Sex industry video
Ahearne, G. (2021). SOCI349 Crime, Justice and the Sex industry video. Retrieved from https://plasticdollheads.wordpress.com/
Special: HE Colleagues' personal perspectives: Living with Endometriosis, personally and professionally- The Academy Podcast
Ahearne, G. (2021). Special: HE Colleagues' personal perspectives: Living with Endometriosis, personally and professionally- The Academy Podcast. Retrieved from https://anchor.fm/
'Carceral feminism' and its critics
Ahearne, G. (2021). 'Carceral feminism' and its critics. [Blog].
Trauma and Reclaiming the Body
Ahearne, G. (2021). Trauma and Reclaiming the Body. [Blog].
EDI News - Dr Gemma Ahearne: International Women’s Day and Endometriosis- University of Liverpool Faculty Newsletter
Ahearne, G. (2021). EDI News - Dr Gemma Ahearne: International Women’s Day and Endometriosis- University of Liverpool Faculty Newsletter. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
International Sex Workers' Rights Day
Ahearne, G. (2021). International Sex Workers' Rights Day. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
As a teacher with dyslexia, I found the move online eye-opening
Ahearne, G. (2021). As a teacher with dyslexia, I found the move online eye-opening. Retrieved from https://www.timeshighereducation.com/
Pole Dance Pedagogy
Ahearne, G. (2021). Pole Dance Pedagogy. [Blog].
The State We Are In
Ahearne, G. (2021). The State We Are In. Retrieved from https://plasticdollheads.wordpress.com/2020/11/30/the-war-on-dissent/
'Sex for Rent' and 'Anti Trafficking'
Ahearne, G. (2021). 'Sex for Rent' and 'Anti Trafficking'. [Blog].
2020
The War on Dissent
Ahearne, G. (2020). The War on Dissent. Retrieved from https://plasticdollheads.wordpress.com/2020/11/30/the-war-on-dissent/
Sex workers and Covid-19
Ahearne, G. (2020). Sex workers and Covid-19. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
Writing as Rupture
Ahearne, G. (2020). Writing as Rupture. [Blog].
Criminologist or Criminal? Liminal Spaces and Trauma
Ahearne, G. (2020). Criminologist or Criminal? Liminal Spaces and Trauma. [Blog].
Needs Assessment Umbrella Lane
Ahearne, G., & Ryan, A. (2020). Needs Assessment Umbrella Lane: Needs Assessment Umbrella Lane.
The Sociology of Food Poverty
Ahearne, G. (2020). The Sociology of Food Poverty. [Blog].
The Phenomenology of Anger
Ahearne, G. (2020). The Phenomenology of Anger. [Blog].
Bearing Witness
Ahearne, G. (2020). Bearing Witness. [Blog].
Orange is the New Black: Women's Centres Continued
Ahearne, G. (2020). Orange is the New Black: Women's Centres Continued. [Blog].
Sisters' Keepers: The Case of Women's Centres
Ahearne, G. (2020). Sisters' Keepers: The Case of Women's Centres. [Blog]. Retrieved from https://plasticdollheads.wordpress.com/
Crime, Justice and the Sex Industry
Ahearne, G. (2020). Crime, Justice and the Sex Industry.
2019
Talk at Bloc Projects Sheffield
Ahearne, G. (2019). Talk at Bloc Projects Sheffield. [Blog].
Performance Talk by Gemma Ahearne- Bloc Projects
Ahearne, G. (2019, August 31). Performance Talk by Gemma Ahearne- Bloc Projects [Website]. Bloc Projects Sheffield. Retrieved from https://www.blocprojects.co.uk/
Real Work, Real Talk: Liverpool FACT
Ahearne, G. (2019). Real Work, Real Talk: Liverpool FACT. [Blog].
Tour Sex Work City Walk
Ahearne, G. (2019, August 3). Tour Sex Work City Walk [Website]. FACT Liverpool. Retrieved from https://www.fact.co.uk/event/tour-sex-work-city-walk
‘They only care when there’s a murder on’: Contested perceptions of vulnerability from sex workers in prison
Ahearne, G. L. (2019). ‘They only care when there’s a murder on’: Contested perceptions of vulnerability from sex workers in prison. British Journal of Community Justice, 15(1), 67-76.
2018
Barbie Activism 2018
Ahearne, G. (2018). Barbie Activism 2018. [Blog].
2017
Activism Barbie
Ahearne, G. (2017). Activism Barbie. [Blog].
2016
Paying the Price: Sex workers in Prison and the Reality of Stigma
Ahearne, G. (2016). Paying the Price: Sex workers in Prison and the Reality of Stigma. Prison Service Journal.
2015
Between Lap Dancing and Academia: Navigating Stigma and Disgust
Ahearne, G. L. (2015). Between Lap Dancing and Academia: Navigating Stigma and Disgust. Graduate Journal of Social Science.
The Contested Nature of Sex Work in a Changing Social Landscape
Ahearne, G. L., Connelly, L., & Jarvis-King, L. (2015). The Contested Nature of Sex Work in a Changing Social Landscape. Graduate Journal of Social Science.
2014
A review- Flexible Workers: Labour, Regulation and the Political Economy of the Stripping Industry
Ahearne, G. (n.d.). A review- Flexible Workers: Labour, Regulation and the Political Economy of the Stripping Industry. Crit Comm.
Bodies of Excess: Aintree Races
Ahearne, G. (2014). Bodies of Excess: Aintree Races. [Website].
Grand National Stereotypes Fight Back After Unfair Headlines
Carter Bennicke, H. (2014). Grand National Stereotypes Fight Back After Unfair Headlines. [BBC website].
2013
Snog, Marry, Avoid: The Political Economies of Whiteness
Ahearne, G. (2013). Snog, Marry, Avoid: The Political Economies of Whiteness. [Website].