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Dr Sarabajaya Kumar

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Associate Professor (Teaching) in听Voluntary Sector Policy and Leadership
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Biography

I joined the 果冻影院 School of Public Policy in January 2010. I am currently a part-time Associate Professor (Teaching) in Voluntary Sector Policy and Leadership. I hold postgraduate degrees鈥攁n MSc and a PhD鈥攊n Public Policy and Management, and an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree in Sociology and Religion. I previously held a number of fellowship and faculty roles at the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Oxford, and The Open University.

I lead my own research and advice consultancy, I am Equalities Adviser to the Bar Standards Board, and I am a Director of Impatience Ltd, an organisation set up to support and host innovative public benefit projects. I am active in civil society and have founded and cofounded a number of non-profit organisations. Currently, I am a member of the Women鈥檚 Budget Group鈥檚 Policy Advisory Committee, a Senior Independent Trustee of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), a Steering Committee Member of Centenary Action, and a Steering Group Member of the Women鈥檚 Equality Party.听

I contested the 2021 GLA election as a list candidate for the Women鈥檚 Equality Party. I was one of 11 women selected nationally, and the only disabled candidate, to be supported in my candidacy by the Activate Collective (ElectHer).

Research

My research interests are in accountability, governance, ethical leadership, intersectionality, and equality. I have recently completed three research projects. My research on 鈥楾he Everyday Lived Experiences of Disabled University Students in London and Osaka during the Covid-19 Pandemic鈥� was a collaborative project with Professor Beverley Yamamoto at Osaka University. My research on 鈥楢bleism and the Labour Market鈥�, funded by the Association of Disabled Professionals, was conducted with Associate Professor Colin Provost from the 果冻影院听School of Public Policy. I was also a co-lead for the Patient Advisory Group and public and patient involvement in CICADA, a study on Coronavirus intersectionalities of disabled and minoritised groups, led by Professor Carol Rivas from the听果冻影院 Institute of Education.

I have just been granted a Butterfield Award in Medicine and Health by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. In this project, I will undertake research with AI developers in Japan to understand their decision-making processes in relation to health tech and disabled stakeholders.

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Publications

Journal articles
  • Rivas, C., Anand, K.,听Fang-Wei Wu, A.,听Goff, L., Dobson, Eccles, J., Ball, E., Kumar, S., Camaradou, J., Redclift, V., Nasim, B. and Aksoy, O.听(2022)听,听JMIR Res Protoc,听11(7).
  • Brandsen, T. and听Kumar, S.听(2009)听,听Zeitschrift f眉r Sozialreform, 55(3), pp. 275鈥�292.
  • Kumar, S. and听Hudock, A.听(1996)听,听Soundings, 4, pp. 195鈥�202.
Other articles
  • Kumar, S. (2023) ,听Centenary Action Group.

Teaching

I teach a module on 鈥楴on-Profit and Voluntary Sector Management and Policy鈥� (PUBL0014) and co-teach on 鈥楲eadership and Organisational Behaviour鈥� (PUBL0048) with Professor Marc Esteve. I supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations employing qualitative research methods. My areas of interest include: governance; partnerships between the public and non-profit sectors; accountability; corporate social responsibility; social entrepreneurship; and equalities.