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Pandemic pedagogies: Reflecting on online learning using the community of inquiry framework (2023)
Journal Article
West, H., Hill, J., Abzhaparova, A., Cox, W., & Alexander, A. (in press). Pandemic pedagogies: Reflecting on online learning using the community of inquiry framework. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2023.2190962

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in profound disruption to geography higher education. A pivot to online teaching required staff to rapidly adapt their practices to novel digital spaces. Whilst many studies have reported the different pedagogic approac... Read More about Pandemic pedagogies: Reflecting on online learning using the community of inquiry framework.

How to thrive when studying online (2022)
Journal Article
Cox, W., Alexander, A., West, H., Abzhaparova, A., & Hill, J. (2023). How to thrive when studying online. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 47(3), 502-511. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2022.2087214

The Covid-19 pandemic led to significant changes in higher education institutions, with a rapid pivot from on-campus to online teaching and learning. The move to predominantly online teaching resulted in a very different learning experience for many... Read More about How to thrive when studying online.

A qualitative study examining UK female genital mutilation health campaigns from the perspective of affected communities (2020)
Journal Article
Salmon, D., Olander, E. K., & Abzhaparova, A. (2020). A qualitative study examining UK female genital mutilation health campaigns from the perspective of affected communities. Public Health, 187, 84-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.07.038

Objectives: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a worldwide problem associated with severe health risks. In the UK, preventative public health campaigns have been developed to eradicate FGM. The aim of the present study was to elicit the views about F... Read More about A qualitative study examining UK female genital mutilation health campaigns from the perspective of affected communities.

Exploring young people's interpretations of female genital mutilation in the UK using a community-based participatory research approach (2020)
Journal Article
Ali, S., de Viggiani, N., Abzhaparova, A., Salmon, D., & Gray, S. (2020). Exploring young people's interpretations of female genital mutilation in the UK using a community-based participatory research approach. BMC Public Health, 20, Article 1132. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09183-6

BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a deeply-rooted cultural practice mainly undertaken in Africa, the Middle East and Asian countries. Evidence to date suggests that although first-generation migrants to the West are abandoning FGM, the c... Read More about Exploring young people's interpretations of female genital mutilation in the UK using a community-based participatory research approach.

Denuclearisation practices of Kazakhstan: Performing sovereign identity, preserving national security (2011)
Journal Article
Abzhaparova, A. (2011). Denuclearisation practices of Kazakhstan: Performing sovereign identity, preserving national security. Review of International Studies, 37(04), 1537-1553. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0260210510001270

In this article, I investigate the processes of the discursive construction of the identity of Kazakhstan as a sovereign and non-nuclear state, and show how the construction and performance of these identities are both productive and the product of N... Read More about Denuclearisation practices of Kazakhstan: Performing sovereign identity, preserving national security.