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Dr Justine Gallagher

Assistant Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing. I teach on the BA(Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies programme in Newcastle upon Tyne. I lead the following modules:

  • PP0423 Approaches to Learning
  • PP0566 Promoting Children and Young People’s Health
  • PP0542 Professional Practice and Career Development

I also supervise undergraduate dissertations and teach on the following modules:

  • PP0421 Children, Families and Schooling
  • PP0622 Perspectives of Children’s Literature

I have a keen interest in experiential learning and employability and support students with fieldwork and placement opportunities as part of their studies. I collaborate with a wide network of external partners to make this an important part of the student’s learning.

My role as an Academic Lead for the BA(Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies affords me the opportunity to support students on the programme. I have a particular interested in the experiences of student parents and the extra demands placed upon them.

I am also a Departmental Transnational Education Coordinator for both the BA(Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies and BA(Hons) Guidance and Counselling programmes, and support the delivery of these programmes by our partner organisation, Kaplan, in Singapore.

My doctoral research explored women’s stories of infant feeding in an area of the North East of England with low rates of breastfeeding.

Justine Gallagher

Campus Address

Room G210, Coach Lane Campus East



I have a mix of research interests include infant feeding, parenting, employability, student parents and baby banks. I am also interested in family history, genealogy and local (North East) history.

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Infant feeding choices among Panamanian mothers: A qualitative study, De La Cruz, D., Lee, R., Gallagher, J. 1 Oct 2023, In: Food Science and Nutrition
  • Infant Feeding in Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Stories, Choice and Influence, Gallagher, J. 12 Jun 2017, Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives
  • Women's Stories of Infant Feeding in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gallagher, J. 13 Jun 2017, Begin Before Birth Conference
  • Women's Stories of Infant Feeding in the North East of England, Gallagher, J. 6 Jul 2016, Northumbria University Postgrad Conference 2016
  • Women's Stories of Infant Feeding in the North East of England, Gallagher, J. 7 Jun 2016, 1001 Critical Days, So What?
  • Using a biographical methodological approach to explore infant feeding choices in Newcastle upon Tyne, England., Gallagher, J. 26 Aug 2015, 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association
  • Using a biographical narrative methodology to listen to women’s ‘infant feeding stories’ in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gallagher, J., James, D. Dec 2015, In: Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • Using a biographical narrative methodology to listen to women's 'infant feeding stories' in Newcastle upon Tyne, England., Gallagher, J. 12 Jun 2015, Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives
  • The Wider Family Learning Nexus: “It’s still all to play for!”, Goss, J., Gallagher, J., McKenna, L. 14 Mar 2013, Improving Lives: the power of football
  • The wider family learning nexus: a social impact evaluation study through football, Goss, J., Gallagher, J., McKenna, L. 29 Mar 2012, North East Universities (3 Rivers Consortium) Learning and Teaching Conference

  • PhD February 23 2023
  • Education PGCE June 25 2010
  • Teacher Training Advanced Diploma June 25 2009
  • Education BA (Hons) November 29 2006


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