Dr Cathy Kilburn

Lecturer


Curriculum vitae



School of Education

University of Hull



Dr Cathy Kilburn

Lecturer


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Dr Cathy Kilburn

Lecturer


Curriculum vitae



School of Education

University of Hull




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My name is Cathy Kilburn, and I am a lecturer and programme director within the School of Education at the University of Hull. 

My research interests focus on preschool children and gender, in particular on the impact of gender on young children's lives and the inequalities that they face due to gender stereotypes and norms.

My PhD research focused  on pre-school children’s experiences with their peers, in particular how this impacts their understanding and experience of gender. Prior to starting my PhD, I completed a MA in Early Childhood Education at the University of Sheffield, whilst working as a deputy manager in a large private nursery in Southampton. My interest in early childhood education and care started when my children were young, and I started volunteering in pre-school.  Since then, I have worked in a variety of early childhood care and education environments, including a community pre-school, as a childminder, as a supply teacher and private nurseries.

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Aug 25, 2025

Ensuring children’s voices are heard in research

Content coming soon References  Greig, A., Taylor, J. & MacKay, T. (2013) Doing research with children: A practical guide, 3rd edition. SAGE Publications.  Hart, R. A. (1992) Children's participation: From tokenism to citizenship. UNICEF Interna...


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Sep 27, 2024

My experience and reflections on attending EECERA 2024

EECERA 2024 took place in Brighton, UK, from the 4th-6th September, with special interest group meetings and registration taking place from the 3rd. This was my third year of attending and presenting at EECERA, and this year I was chairing a symposium...


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Sep 5, 2024

'Boy kittens play over there'

This blog post is based on a talk that was initially presented at EECERA 2024: Developing sustainable early childhood systems: Comparisons, contexts and the cognoscenti. Research has been undertaken into the role that parents, early childhood settin...


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