Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- j.s.mckenzie@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438036
- Office Address
1:072 Polwarth, Forresterhill, Aberdeen
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
- Research
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Research Overview
I am currently working on two research projects into food security in Scotland and local food in Scotland. Previously I have conducted research into understanding food choices, Tibetan Buddhism in Scotland, student experience of further education and ecological social housing in Aberdeen.
I am interested in food in society, social theory and qualitative research methods.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
I have taught on a number of undergraduate courses in Sociology and the Social Sciences and I am currently teaching on a third year level World of Food course and contribute to a Masters in Public Health Nutrition. I was awarded a Fellowship of the Higher Education Authority in 2018.
- Publications
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Buddha for sale!: The commoditisation of Tibetan Buddhism in Scotland
Religion in Consumer Society: Brands, Consumers and Markets. Gauthier, F., Martikainen, T. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 198-216, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersTartan Buddhists: A typology for understanding participation in a Tibetan Buddhist organization in Scotland
Fieldwork in Religion, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 8-28Contributions to Journals: ArticlesKeeping it real!: Constructing and maintaining traditional authenticity in a Tibetan Buddhist organisation in Scotland
Sociological Research Online, vol. 16, no. 3, 7Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.2446
'You Don't Know How Lucky You Are To Be Here': Reflections on Covert Practices in an Overt Participant Observation Study
Sociological Research Online, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 1-10Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.1925
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9103/1/refelctions_on_covert_practices.pdf