Based across the University of Huddersfield, the Open University, and the University of Lincoln the team brings together expertise in participatory research and co-production with children and young people, children’s geographies, action research, healthy literacy, youth studies, sociology, young people’s wellbeing, and community safety. As a team we thrive in providing opportunities for children to voice their needs, share their experiences, and shape their local environments.
The CHILL Team

Professor Helen Lomax
Professor of Childhood Studies
Principal Investigator

Professor Barry Percy Smith
Professor of Childhood Youth and Participatory Practice
Principal Investigator

Dr Kate Smith
Senior Research Fellow
Co-Investigator

Dr Wendy Turner
Senior Lecturer
Co-Investigator

Dr Maria Jesus Alfaro-Simmonds
Research Fellow

Dr Debbie Humphry
Research Fellow

Dr Sue Bond-Taylor
Research Fellow