Lecturer in Business and Management
With an academic background in research methods and applied research, I teach research methods and have an interest in working with students to develop their own research interests and research approach.
Having also worked for many years in learning development, I am keen to support students as they navigate their learning journey and make sense of not only the subject content but also the landscape of higher education.
Teaching and supervision
- Research Project (MBA)
- International Business in Context (MBA)
- Research in People Practice
- Advanced critical thinking and applied research skills (MA Investigative Management)
- Dissertation supervision
- PhD co-supervision
Research interests for potential research students
- Researching professional practice
- Professional development
- Interpretative research design
Research
Publications
Article
Rafferty, Victoria, Taylor, Aaron, Pillai, G.D. and Ghosh, M. (2024) Insight into Quiet Quitting. HR Future.
Taylor, Aaron and Rafferty, Victoria (2022) Efficient methods of marking and providing feedback. Times Higher Education. ISSN 0049-3929
Johnson, Ian, Welton, Karen, Sum, Kiu, Rafferty, Victoria, Kantcheva, Ralitsa, Hodder, Jane, Chin, Paul, Canton, Ursula, Bishopp-Martin, Silvina and Bickle, Ed (2022) Collaborative writing communities for Learning Development research and practice. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (25). ISSN 1759-667X
Taylor, Aaron, Rafferty, Victoria and Pillai, G.D. (2022) Power to the Workers? A qualitative study of workers' experiences of a four-day working week. On Research, 9. pp. 53-61. ISSN 2624-7844
Rafferty, Victoria (2022) Ensuring the future workforce has the skills it needs to thrive. Prospects Luminate.
Bickle, Ed, Bishopp-Martin, Silvina, Canton, Ursula, Chin, Paul, Johnson, Ian, Kantcheva, Ralitsa, Nodder, Jane, Rafferty, Victoria, Sum, Kiu and Welton, Karen (2021) Emerging from the third space chrysalis: Experiences in a non-hierarchical, collaborative research community of practice. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 18 (7). pp. 135-158.
Rafferty, Victoria (2017) Making connections: students’ experiences of academic advice and guidance discussions. ALDinHE Newsletter (12). p. 4.
Book Section
Welton, Karen, Sum, Kiu, Rafferty, Victoria, Nodder, Jane, Kantcheva, Ralitsa, Johnson, Ian, Chin, Paul, Bishopp-Martin, Silvina and Bickle, Ed (2023) Working Together: reflections on a non-hierarchical approach to collaborative writing. In: Collaboration in Higher Education. Bloomsbury Academic, London. ISBN 9781350334052
Conference or Workshop Item
Welton, Karen, Rafferty, Victoria, Nodder, Jane, Kantcheva, Ralitsa, Johnson, Ian and Chin, Paul (2022) Emerging from the third space chrysalis: experiences in a non-hierarchical collaborative research community of practice. In: Collaboration in higher education symposium, 7th April 2022, TALON - Teaching and Learning Online Network. (Submitted)
Rafferty, Victoria (2021) Learning from Experience: ruminating on how students' experiences of placement might be effectively captured to help develop the curriculum. In: Faculty of Business, Law and Tourism Research conference 2021, 7-8 Sep 2021, University of Sunderland, UK. (Unpublished)
Rafferty, Victoria (2021) An Alternative CV: embedding activities into the curriculum which encourage formative feedback . In: Digital learning and Teaching conference, 30 June 2021, University of Sunderland, UK. (Unpublished)
Rafferty, Victoria (2017) Exploring students’ experiences of one-to-one advice and guidance discussions: a pilot study. In: Celebration of Teaching and Learning, 24 Mar 2017, Sunderland Students' Union, University of Sunderland. (Unpublished)
Rafferty, Victoria (2017) Exploring students’ experiences of 1-1 advice and guidance conversations: a pilot study. In: Three Rivers: the North East Universities Consortium. ‘Transformations, Transitions & Territories’, 17 Mar 2017, Teesside University. (Unpublished)
Barkas, Linda Anne, Wharton, Karen and Rafferty, Victoria (2016) Function or Purpose? The Chimera of Criticality in Marketing Pedagogy. In: Chartered Marketing Institute, July 2016, Northumbria University. (Unpublished)
Thesis
Rafferty, Victoria (2020) The alchemy of learning dialogues in Higher Education: a study of students’ experiences of one-to-one learning development tutorials. Doctoral thesis, University of Sunderland.
- Taylor, A. Rafferty, V. & David-Pillai, G. (2023) Will the four-day working week work for you? HR Future. March 2023.
- Rafferty, V., Taylor, A. & Pillai, G.D. (2022) Power to the Workers? A qualitative study of workers' experiences of a 4-day working week. On Research, Issue 9, Fall 2022.
- Taylor, A. & Rafferty, V. (2022) Efficient methods of marking and providing feedback. THE Campus, 31 October 2022. Available at: Arden University | THE Campus Learn, Share, Connect (timeshighereducation.com).
- Taylor, A. & Rafferty, V. (2022) Formative Feedback: best practice. Innovation and Teaching Conference, Arden University, 10 October 2022.
- Rafferty, V. (2022) Ensuring the future workforce has the skills it needs to thrive. Prospects Luminate [online]. September 2022. Available at: Ensuring the future workforce has the skills it needs to thrive | Luminate (prospects.ac.uk)
- Welton, K., Sum, K., Rafferty, V., Nodder, J., Kantcheva, R., Johnson, I., Chin, P., Bishopp-Martin & Bickle, E. (2022) Working Together: reflections on a non-hierarchical approach to collaborative writing. In Abegglen, S., Burns, T. & Sinfield, S. (2022) Collaboration in Higher Education. London Bloomsbury.