Research Profile
Ms Kate Attfield
Position:PhD Student
School:Social Sciences
Email:Attfieldk@cardiff.ac.uk
Address:Glamorgan Building
Address:Glamorgan Building
Research Interests
Deaf signers, cultural & linguistic Deaf studies, social work research, ethnography
PhD Topic / Area
Deaf BSL signers’ politics, organisation and vision
Biography
I am a final (3rd) year doctoral student, progressing with PhD. I have been teaching some MSc social work community care classes. My part-time work of English /British Sign Language language facilitator has enabled me to build contacts, conduct research interviews in BSL with Deaf elites and maintain networks.