Dr Kathy Stuart

Teaching Fellow
School of Social and Cultural Studies
address

Qualifications

Dip. Journalism (Vancouver Community College), BA (Hons), PhD (Massey)

Research Interests

Sociology of emotion; emotion in the workplace; gender; qualitative methodologies; ethnographic writing; sociology of disaster.

Current Research

• Emotional labour
• Occupational identity
• Temporary school closure during adverse weather events

Selected Publications and Conference Presentations

Stuart, KL and Patterson LG (2012) Professional work and emotional labour: New Zealand parliamentarians’ work with feeling (under review)

Stuart, K L; Patterson, L; Johnston, D M; Peace, R (2012) Managing temporary school closure due to environmental hazard: Lessons from New Zealand. Management in Education.

Stuart, K L (2011) Clinical sociology: An oxymoron or a forward looking trend? Paper presentation at SAANZ conference, Victoria University of Wellington

Stuart, KL (2011)  Negotiating feeling in an institutional workplace. Paper presentation at SAANZ conference, Victoria University of Wellington

Stuart, K L (2011) Managing the thesis process. Panel coordinator and presenter for the postgraduate students pre-conference session at SAANZ, Victoria University of Wellington

Stuart, K.; Patterson, L.; Peace, R.; Johnston, D. M. (2010)  Social cohesion or social strain?: Temporary school closure in two New Zealand communities. GNS Science Report 2010/08 49p.

Stuart, K.; (2009) Epistemology and ontology in research projects presentation at the SAANZ  Postgraduate Students Pre-conference Workshop, Palmerston North.

Stuart, K.; (2008) Guest panellist on the Power, Place and Politics panel discussion at the Australia New Zealand Communications Association annual conference, Power and Place, Wellington, NZ. 

Stuart, K.; Tucker, C.; (2007) Conference presentation at the PhdD Summer School for Massey University’s School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work on Using Framework.

Stuart, K.; (2006 ) Conference presentation The Difference between a cactus and caucus:  Parliamentarians talk about their workplace. SAANZ annual conference Connections and Disconnections at University of Waikato. 

Stuart, K.; Tucker, C.; (2006)  Conference presentation Using Framework:  Postgraduate experiences managing qualitative data. SAANZ annual conference Connections and Disconnections at University of Waikato. 

Stuart, K.; (2006) Presentation of research proposal to Massey University’s School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work Summer School programme.

Stuart, K.; (2005 ) Conference  presentation Presentations of self in parliamentary life at SAANZ annual conference Promoting Social Critique at Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke’s Bay.

Stuart, K.; (2004) Conference  presentation Emotion in the House:  Members of Parliament work with feeling at SAANZ annual conference at Victoria University of Wellington.