Lee Humber
Lecturer (Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care)
Dr Humber is a highly self-motivated teacher/researcher, with a wealth of academic and practice experience. He has been part of and has lead multi-professional teams in a variety of academic and service delivery contexts. He has proven ability in bringing projects to successful conclusions, working with and organising colleagues and learners in appropriate and at all times determined ways.
Employment
| From/to | Name of employer | Post title |
|---|---|---|
| 09/2011 to present | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University Oxford |
Module Leader/Lecturer |
| 09/2010 to 09/2011 | Aylesbury Further Education College Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire |
Foundation Degree Course Tutor |
| 07/2002 to 10/2007 | London Borough of Camden Youth and Connexions Service London |
Disability Youth Work Manager |
| 09/1999 to 07/2002 | McGraw-Hill Publishers, Cambridge |
Editor (SEN books for schools) |
| 09/1993 to 08/1998 | Bookmarks Publications, London |
Editor |
| 10/1983 to 07/1990 | Bookmarks Publications, London |
Classroom Teacher (SEN) |
Education and Qualifications
| From/to | Name of institution | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| 10/2007 to 09/2011 | Open University, Milton Keynes | PhD (Disability Studies) |
| 09/1998 to 07/1999 | Leicester University | MA History |
| 09/1990 to 07/1993 | London University | BA History (2:1) |
| 09/1980 to 07/1983 | DeMontfort University, Teacher Training College, Leicestershire | BEd (Biology/PE) |
| 1970 to 1977 | City of Leicester Boys School | 2 A levels, 7 O levels |
Modules Taught at Degree Level
2011-2012: Oxford Brookes University: Module Leader/Lecturer, Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care
Modules taught include: Science for Health and Social Care (Module Leader); Study Skills; Specialist Care Skills; Applied Social Science for Health Care Professions; Social Policy and Welfare Systems; Specialist Care Skills; Applying Evidence to Practice; Legal and Ethical Aspects of Care. There was also a strong work-based learning element to the course.
2010-2011: Aylesbury College: Course Leader, Foundation Degree for Classroom Assistants.
Modules taught include: Diversity and Education, Inclusion, Learning Theory, Learning and the Curriculum, Study Skills, Education and Action Research.
Aylesbury College: Lecturer, Foundation Degree
Working With Young People, teaching a varied student group who worked with this cohort.
Aylesbury College: Lecturer, BTEC in Health and Social Care, Levels 1 and 2
Overview of research
| 2010 | Researcher, ‘Aspirations for a Better Life’ project; funded by the Joseph Rowntree Trust |
| 2007-2010 | PhD research, ‘Theorising work: Employment and people with learning difficulties’; funded by the Open University |
| 2007-2009 | Lead researcher, ‘I want what you have’: An oral history of the Camden Society; funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| 2006-2007 | Research supporter in an emancipatory research project run by young people with learning difficulties in Camden and entitled ‘An oral history of education for people with learning difficulties in Camden’; funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund |
Papers Presented
| 2009 |
The Multiple Discourses of Learning Disability; University of West of England The Multiple Discourses of Learning Disability; Annual Conference of the Social History of Learning Disabilities Research Group |
| 2010 |
The Changing Nature of Service Provision for People with Learning Disabilities; Bi-Annual International Conference of Disability Studies, Lancaster University The Changing Nature of Service Provision for People with Learning Disabilities; Annual Conference of the Social History of Learning Disabilities Research Group |
| 2011 | How Time is perceived by People with Learning Disabilities; joint seminar with Dr Hanna Bertilsdottir, Open University, Milton Keynes |
Papers confirmed for 2012
| January | Two pod casts on aspects of learning disabilities on the ‘Expert Explanations’ web provision, based at Oxford Brookes |
| February |
A History of Learning Disabilities, History of Medicine Seminar series, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University Inclusive Research and Young People with Learning Disabilities, Ridgeway Trust Annual Conference, Oxford |
Others in process
Inclusive Research and its Relevance to Public and Patient Involvement, School of Medicine, University of Cambridge
Health Inequalities and People with Learning Difficulties, Annual Conference of the Social History of Learning Disabilities Research Group
Poverty, Employment and People with Learning Difficulties, Bi-Annual International Conference of Disability Studies, Lancaster University
Publications
| 2010 | I want what you have: an oral history of the Camden Society: funded and published by the Heritage Lottery Fund |
Publications in process
| 2012 |
Is employment a vehicle for social inclusion: to be submitted to Disability and Society (Journal) The policy and practice of learning disabilities: to be submitted to Critical Social Policy (Journal) An oral history of services for people with learning difficulties in Camden, north London: to be submitted to the Journal of Oral History Time and People with Learning Disabilities: Joint paper with Dr Hanna Bertilsdottir |