Julia Carr

Courses taught:

• Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitioner) (Undergraduate)
• Working with Children, Families and Communities (Undergraduate)

Julia is a Senior Lecturer in Education and ARU’s Community Organising Lead, working across the university on community based projects. Her research interests focus on autism and changemaking.

Email: [email protected]

Background

Julia is an ARU alumna and joined the university as a lecturer in education. She has more recently worked with CitizensUK to embed community organising across the university, especially in the area of civic action.

Research interests

• Autism
• Changemaking

Teaching

• BA (Hons) Working with Children, Families and Communities
• BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

Recent presentations and conferences

• Fit for Purpose. Levelling Up Positive destinations Post 16+ Panel. March 2021
• Public Policy Exchange: Ensuring Better Outcomes for People with Autism, February 2015
• Public Policy Exchange: Ensuring Better Outcomes for People with Autism, November 2015
• V International Conference on Critical Education, June 2015
• VI International Conference on Critical Education, August 2016
• XI Autism – Europe International Congress, September 2016

Media experience

• Local newspaper re autism charity work
• National newspaper re mature students
• National television as part of Channel 4’s Educating Essex programme and follow-up