PHUONG TU NGUYEN

I'm a PhD researcher specializing in gender, sexuality, and education, with over 8 years of experience in gender advocacy and sexuality education in Vietnam and the UK. Holding an MA in Education, Gender and International Development at UCL and pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Educational Research at Edge Hill University, my work is rooted in a queer materialist and intersectional feminist framework.

My research looks at how the sociomaterial conditions and politics of desire shape young people's learning sexuality via "alternative sexuality curricula". Through my inquiries, I hope to critically examine and challenge intersectional inequalities that impact young people's lived experience, as well as reflect on pedagogical practices that promotes social justice and equality. I have also presented my research at several academic conferences held by the British Association for International and Comparative Education (BAICE) and British Educational Research Association (BERA).

In addition to research, I am passionate about teaching and have designed and delivered courses on sexuality education with young people, using arts-based, experiential learning and critical pedagogy methods. I'm also a Teaching Assistant at Edge Hill's Faculty of Education, facilitating critical discussions around the social, economic and historical dimensions of education with undergraduate students.