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Name: Jayde Martin

PhD: Transatlantic Literature and Cultural Studies

Thesis Title: Manipulating Mutations: Representations of Genetic Science in Transatlantic Science Fiction, 1985-2015.

Thesis Description:

I am interested in the conversation between popular fiction, popular science, and science fiction. My research questions explore the ways that authors like Margaret Atwood, Iain Banks, Robert J Sawyer, and Greg Bear represent genetic science compared to the progress of real world scientific development and its application within medicinal therapies for disabled people.

Supervisors and Institution(s): Prof John Holmes, Prof Martin Halliwell, Dr Emil Toescu.

Publications (please include full details with page nos. or web links):

• Genetic Determinism in GATTACA, SATNAV, (student magazine for science communicators), 2018, Issue 15, pages 16-18. https://issuu.com/satnavmag/docs/issue15-2
• CRISPR Cas-9 and its Natural Inspirations, SATNAV, (student magazine for science communicators), 2017, Issue 14, page 10. https://issuu.com/satnavmag/docs/issue14

Scholarly / Public Engagement Activities:

year: 2017

• Presented a paper on biological determinism, intersex identities, medical wax models, and the gender binary at the ROLES Sexuality and Gender Conference, University of Birmingham https://groles.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/programme-for-roles-7th-annual-conference/

year: 2018

• Held a committee position on the ROLES Sexuality and Gender Conference 2018 Organising Committee https://groles.wordpress.com/
• Held position as Chair in the Disabled and Mental Health Student Association at the Guild of Students (University of Birmingham) https://www.guildofstudents.com/studentgroups/societies/damsa/
• Elected as the Part-Time Disabled Students Officer Job-Share at the Guild of Students https://www.guildofstudents.com/representation/officerteam/part-time-officerteam/

Other Research Interests:

• Victorian literature and mental health
• Suicidology
• Medical Humanities
• Victorian literature and popular science
• Disability studies
• Sexuality and Gender studies