Sarah Ward

(She/Her)

Sarah is a Lecturer in Education, Mental Health and Wellbeing at Edge Hill University. Her research interest centres on community contexts and place-based work that support children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. This includes areas such as education, health and leisure.

Sarah teaches modules on mental health and trauma-informed approaches in education, and she has recently completed an independent evaluation of a trauma-informed and trauma-responsive service working across health, social care, education, and youth justice.

Experience

  • –present
    Lecturer in Education, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Edge Hill University

Education

  • 2025 
    Edge Hill University, PhD

Contact Sarah for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision