

Dr Sukh Hamilton
Biography
My academic expertise is related to gender and specifically looking at British Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi women. I also have expertise within the field of child's voice and bereavement. My professional background is within the field of Special Educational Needs and SEBD in particular and I have worked as a teacher and a SENCO and as an Independent Inclusion Consultant prior to joining the University of Portsmouth.
Research interests
BAME women
Education, gender and achievement
Bereavement and Loss
Special Educational Needs (specifically Social Emotional Behavioural Difficulties / Sensory Dysfunction)
Inclusion and Diversity
Global/Social Justice
Research outputs
2025
An examination of the correlation and compromises of Ofsted, The National Curriculum, and Physical Education in British Schools
Malhi, T., Hamilton, S., Mikuska, E.
23 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Applied Technical and Educational Sciences. 14, 4, p. 1-23, 23p.
Research output: Article
Decolonising the aftermath of death in UK contexts: theoretical approaches, institutional ‘constraints’, and everyday experiences
Hamilton, S., Keenan, J., Pusey, L., Ribben Mccarthy, J., Stedmon, J., Taylor, F.
18 Feb 2025, In: Mortality: Promoting the Interdisciplinary Study of Death and Dying, 23p.
Research output: Article
‘If I break your leg, you won’t ask me to fix it for you’: innovative explorations in ‘decolonising’ UK bereavement services
Hamilton, S., Ribbens McCarthy, J., Stedmon, J., Pusey, L.
7 Feb 2025, In: Mortality: Promoting the Interdisciplinary Study of Death and Dying, 21p.
Research output: Article
2024
Complex worlds, complex people: auto-ethnographic conversations on decolonising the aftermath of death
Golding, B., Hamilton, S., Ribbens McCarthy, j.
28 Nov 2024,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
“They told me I should feel sad”: narrative and personal story telling as a sensemaking and ownership tool for young people who have experienced bereavement
Hamilton, S.
21 Jan 2024, In: Mind, Brain, and Education
Research output: Article
2023
Digital tools for personal tutoring for first-year undergraduate students: harnessing digital potential and fast-tracking relationships
Pinnell, J., Hamilton, S.
29 Nov 2023, In: International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Studies. 10, 4, p. 62-79, 17p., 5
Research output: Article
Selection and recruitment of pre-registration occupational therapy students in the United Kingdom: Exploring entry criteria across education providers
Hamilton, S., Mcginley, S. L., Bradley, A.
11 Jan 2023, In: The British Journal of Occupational Therapy
Research output: Article
2022
Izzat and forced marriage in the constructing of cultural and religious identities in the UK
Hamilton, S.
15 Sep 2022,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Bereavement: impact on learner identity, mental health and wellbeing
Hamilton, S.
22 Jun 2022,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Meeting pastoral needs
Hamilton, S., Pinnell, J.
18 May 2022, In: HERDSA Connect, 1p.
Research output: Article