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Personal Statement
I am a Research and Teaching Associate at the University of Strathclyde. Currently, I am Co-Director of the Scottish Oral History Centre. My research interest focus on the social and cultural history of twentieth century housing and gender in post-war Scotland. My work examines the impact of gender, consumerism and class on social relations and wellbeing. I am currently working on a monograph of my thesis research under contract with Edinburgh University Press. I am experienced in oral history, material cultures, visual sources and heritage sector. Since finishing my PhD thesis at the University of Glasgow in 2016, I have worked on heritage projects with Scottish Women’s Aid, National Autistic Society and Glasgow Women’s Library. In 2017, I published a short story as part of collection, Voices from the Belvidere, based on my research into a female surgeon at the Belvidere Fever Hospital, Glasgow in 1918. I have also taught at University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University on Scottish History and Health History.
I am currently working as a Reserach Associate with Prof Arthur McIvor on a oral history project collecting stories from the Lost Villages of East Ayrshire.
I am currently the Convenor of Women’s History Scotland and manage their social media. I am also a member of the Scottish Oral History Centre here at Strathclyde.
Teaching Interests
I am currently teaching on the following courses:
Level 1 History
Level 2 Disease and Soceity
Level 3/4 Hidden Histories: stories of the marginalisated in 20th century Britain
Level 3/4 Sex, Medicine and Society in Britain and Ireland
Master Gender and Health in 20th Century Britain, Ireland and USA
Expertise & Capabilities
I am modern British historian with an expertise in oral history, material culture, gender and work, domesticity, female suffrage and feminism, and health history
Academic / Professional qualifications
PhD History, University of Glasgow
MSc Social History, University of Glasgow/ University of Strathclyde
MA History (1st Class, Honours)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Rediscovering Airdrie
MCFADDEN, Y. (Principal Investigator) & McIvor, A. (Co-investigator)
1/03/24 → 28/02/25
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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Recounting the Untold Stories of Breast Cancer: Narratives from the Patient, Clinician and Scientist Perspective
Rattray, Z. (Principal Investigator), Rattray, N. (Co-investigator), Cunningham, M. R. (Co-investigator), Chalmers, S. (Co-investigator) & MCFADDEN, Y. (Co-investigator)
14/01/22 → 13/01/23
Project: Internally funded project
Research output
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Recounting the untold stories of breast cancer patient experiences: lessons learned from a patient-public involvement and engagement (PPIE) storytelling event
Cunningham, M. R., Rattray, N. J. W., McFadden, Y., Berardi, D., Daramy, K., Kelly, P. E., Galbraith, A., Lochiel, I., Mills, L., Scott, Y., Chalmers, S., Lannigan, A. & Rattray, Z., 31 Dec 2024, In: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 32, 6, p. 515-523 9 p., riae052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lost Village of East Ayrshire: voices from the coalfields
McFadden, Y., 31 Aug 2024, History Scotland, 24, 4, p. 96-98 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Activities
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'It was a good life': Memories and Landscape in the Mining Communities of East Ayrshire
MCFADDEN, Y. (Speaker)
31 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Gender, Family and Deindustrialisation
MCFADDEN, Y. (Participant)
1 Aug 2023 → 26 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference