Tutor in Health and Social Care

I joined the University of Bedfordshire in 2015 as a researcher and over the years I have taken on various roles including supervising independent projects for undergraduate Health and Social Care students and teaching on the International Social Work and Social Development MA course as an hourly paid lecturer. My current role involves teaching mature and diverse students at the Birmingham Study Hub.

My previous employers include the University of Johannesburg - Centre for Social Development in Africa, Middlesex University - Department of Mental Health and Social Work and the University of Chester - Centre for Ageing and Mental Health.

I have extensive experience undertaking research in health and social care and this influences my approach to teaching. I am committed to creating an inclusive teaching environment so as to promote equitable and transformative learning opportunities for all our students.

Qualifications

• PhD Sociology and Social Policy – University of Durham, UK
• MSc Agricultural Economics - University of Pretoria, South Africa
• BSc Agricultural Economics (Cum Laude) - University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Teaching Expertise

• Social Research Methods
• Safeguarding Children, Young People and Adults
• Migration and Citizenship
• Supervising dissertations

Research Interests

• Strengths-Based Approaches in Social Work and Social Care
• Intersectionality (Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality)
• Migration and Citizenship
• Poverty and Development

Publications and Reports

• Harris, J., Tinarwo M. and Ramanathan, R. (2020) Leeds Partners in Practice: Reimagining Child Welfare Services for the 21^st Final Evaluation Report, April 2020. London: Department for Education https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/932340/Leeds_Partners_in_Practice.pdf
• Munro, E.R. and Tinarwo, M. (2020)Evaluation of the National Female Genital Mutilation Centre. London: Department for Education
• Hafford-Letchfield P., Cocker C., Rutter D., Tinarwo M., McCormack K. and Manning, R (2019) "What do we know about Transgender Parenting?:Findings from a Systematic Review." Health & Social Care in the Community 27(5):1111-1125.
• Tinarwo, M.T. (2017) Discrimination as Experienced by a Group of Overseas Social Workers Employed within the British Welfare State. International Social Work 60 (3):707-719.
• Bostock, L., Forrester, D., Patrizo, L., Godfrey, T., Zonouzi, M. with Bird, H., Antonopoulou, V. and Tinarwo, M. (2017) Scaling and deepening Reclaiming Social Work model: evaluation report [PDF] London: Department for Education
• Tinarwo M.T., Khan Z., Boer M. and van As B. (2017) Resources and Barriers to Young People's Labour Market Participation, In L. Patel and M. Ulrikssen (eds), Learning From Below: Citizens, Community and State Action for Development. Cape Town: HSRC.
• Tinarwo, M.T. (2015) Forging Ties: Social Capital Utilisation by Zimbabwean Social Workers in Britain. Journal of International Migration and Integration 16 (4):851-869.
• Tinarwo, M.T. (2014) 'Called to Serve: The Case of Zimbabwean Social Workers Employed in the British Welfare State', In L. Dominelli and M. Moosa-Mitha (eds), Reconfiguring Citizenship: Social Exclusion and Diversity within Inclusive Citizenship Practices. Surrey: Ashgate.
• Tinarwo, M.T. and Pasura, D. (2014) Negotiating and Contesting Gendered and Sexual Identities in the Zimbabwean Diaspora. Journal of Southern African Studies 40 (3): 521-538.
• Chiroro, P.M., Tinarwo, M.T., Muhwava, W and Connolly, A. (2014) Baseline Evaluation of the Service Delivery and Support for Families Caring for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Program. A USAID-REPSSI Report, Impact Research International, South Africa.

Contact Details

E: moreblessing.tinarwo@beds.ac.uk