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Teaching & Research

• University Teaching Fellow (awarded 2011)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Awarded 2014)
• Student Led Teaching Award Recipient (2015)
• Nominated for Exceptional Personal Academic Tutor (2017,2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022,2023, 2024)
• Nominated for Outstanding Lecturer Award (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-2021, 2024)
• Nominated for Module Excellence Award and Excellence in Online Teaching Award (2018-2019 and 2019-2021)
• Nominated for teacher of the year at Worcestershire Education Awards (2021-2022)
• Co-editor of  (2012-2018)

Specialist Teaching Areas

• Gender,  social media, body image, eating disorders, television, children and media, advertising, teaching and learning, e-learning

Specialist Research Areas

• Gender, body image, social media, eating disorders, advertising and children, television, in India

PhD and MRes

• I welcome PhD and MRes topics in relation to the broad areas of gender, social media, body images, activism and digital cultures 
  

Professional Bodies

• Feminist and Women's Studies Association
• Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA)
• European Communication Research and Education Association
  

Publications

Books and Book Chapters

• McCarron, J. and Mitra, B. (Forthcoming 2024) Empowering or Silencing: the #MeToo Campaign in Retrospect IN J. Morrison and S. Pederson (Eds.) Silenced voices and the Media: Who Gets to Speak. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Mitra, B. (2024) The relationship between social media, body image and gender IN B. Mitra, S. Young and M. Mirza (Eds.) Gender in the Digital Sphere: Representation, Engagement and Expression. Maryland, Rowman and Littlefield International
• Mitra, B., Young, S. and Mirza, M. (Eds.) (2024) Gender in the Digital Sphere: Representation, Engagement and Expression. Maryland, Rowman and Littlefield International
• McCarron, J. and Mitra, B. (2024) Analysing the #MeToo Campaign IN Mitra, B., Young, S. and Mirza, M. (Eds.) Gender in the Digital Sphere: Representation, Engagement and Expression. Maryland, Rowman and Littlefield International.
• Mirza, M and Mitra, B. (2021) Autoethnographic Stories in Academia from Two Women of Diasporas IN Reshmi Lahiri-Roy and Nish Belford (Eds.) Asian Women, Identity and Migration: Experiences of Transnational Women of Indian origin/heritage. Abingdon, Routledge.
• Mitra, B., M. and Johnson, Rachel, E. (2015) , Cambridge, Cambridge Academic Ltd.
• Mitra, B. and Mirza, M. (2015) The Construction of Childhood Gender Identity through Advertising in Kays Catalogue (1920-200) In B.M. Mitra and R.E. Johnson (Eds.)  Cambridge, Cambridge Academic Ltd.
• Mirza, M. & Mitra, B. (2015) The Construction of feminine and masculine gender identities through Advertising in Kays Catalogue (1920-2000) In
• M. Mitra and R.E. Johnson (Eds.)  Cambridge, Cambridge Academic Lrd/
• Mitra,B. & Lewin-Jones, J. (2012) ‘Colin won’t drink out of a pink cup’ in Karen Ross (ed.), Blackwell Handbook of Gender, Sexualities and the Media . Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, pp.383-400.
• Lewin-Jones, J. & Mitra, B. (2011) ‘Gender roles in children’s television commercials’ in K. Safford, M.Stacey & R. Hancock (eds.) Small-scale research in primary schools. A reader for learning and Professional Development/ Oxon: Routledge.

Journal Articles

• Mitra, B., Archer, D., Hurst, J. and Lycett, D. (2023) The Role of Religion, Spirituality and Social Media in the Journey of Eating Disorders: A Qualitative Exploration of Participants in the “TastelifeUK” Eating Disorder Recovery Programme. Journal of Religion and Health.
• Mitra, B. (2022) It's not Autism. It's your Parenting. An Autoethnographic Exploration of the Relationships Between Professionals and Parents of an Autistic Child in the UK. Ought, the journal of autistic culture. Vol. 3(2), pp.30-43. Available at:
• Mitra, B., Taylor, L., Milburn-Curtis, C. and McCarron, J. (2018) Gendering Worcester News, Journal of the Association for Journalism Education. Vol. 7 (1), pp. 29-38.
• Mitra, B.M. and Golz, P. (2016) Exploring Intrinsic Gender Identity Using Second Life. .   9(2), pp. 1-17.
• Mitra, B., Webb, M. & Wolfe, C.(2014) ‘Audience responses to the physical appearance of television newsreaders’ Participations, Journal of Audience and Reception Studies,  11(2), pp.45-57.
• Mirza, M.& Mitra, B.(2013) ‘Curriculum 2013: Two Subject Leaders Reflect on the Process’ 51ÊÓƵ Teaching and Learning Journal Issue 8, pp.57-62.
• Wolfe, C. & Mitra, B. (2012) ‘Newsreaders as Eye Candy’ in (1)1, pp.92-99.
• Mitra, B. Lewin-Jones, J. Barrett, H. & Williamson, S. (2010) ‘The use of video to enable deep learning’ Research in post-compulsory education Issue 15(4) pp.405-414
• Lewin Jones, J. and Mitra, B. (2009) ‘Gender Roles in Television Commercials and Primary School Children in the UK’ Journal of Children and MediaVolume 3(1)pp.35-50.
• Barrett, H., Lewin-Jones, J., Mitra., B & Williamson, S. (2009) ‘Evaluating the Use of Video in Learning and Teaching: the Blended Learning Research Project’, , Issue 2.
• Mitra, B. (2005) ‘The Influence of Television Commercials on Clothing in India’October(3), 51ÊÓƵ.

Reports 

• Mitra, B. (2017) Written Evidence Submitted to the Youth Select Committee (Body Image and Eating Disorders) 012, British Youth Council. Available at:
• Milbourne, P., Mitra, B., and Winter, M. (2001) Agriculture and Rural Society: Complementarities and Conflicts Between Farming and Incomers to the Countryside in England and Wales. Cheltenham. Countryside and Community Research Unit Report to MAFF.

External Responsibilities

• Editorial Board on Ought, The Journal of Autistic Culture.
• External Examiner, MA Film & Media, Edge Hill University (2023 to date).
• Vice-chair, Women's Network, MeCCSA
• External Examiner, BA (Hons) Communication, Media and Culture, Oxford Brookes University, 2008-2012