ABOUT
Her research work is multi-layered multi-media - including digital animation, sculpture, soundscapes, experimental film and digital collage an has used experimental research methods to understand peoples lived experiences. She was on the Sonia Gray series 'No Such Thing As Normal' discussing dyslexia based on her research.
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In 2024 Ruth won the 'Sam Taylor-Alexander Researcher Prize for Ethic's and Engagement within Anthropology' for her work in neurodivergence.
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On leaving academia Ruth has become an entrepreneur creating N@U (Neurodiversity@University) which is practical, encouraging and has flexible tools to give neurodivergent students at Uni the skills they need to thrive. She is also the founder of Ponderables which has a research focus on neurodiversity. Ruth draws on her research as an anthropologist to create and develop her companies. Ruth's interest in exploring and understanding is part of her current project with DYSPLA, funded through the British Arts Council 'DYSPLA_Motion: Neurodivergent Physicality perceived through playful Animated Augmented Reality Sculpture'
Ruth said 'There is so much pressure around reaching what are claimed are 'normal' goals and expectations in life but the reality is that there are valid different ways of being and these need to be celebrated and empowered.'
Ruth is a Sensory Anthropologist who works in different mediums to explore the experiences and expressions of people's everyday lives. Ruth was a lecturer for 9 years and has recently created a course to empower neurodivergent Uni students in their ways of thinking, not against them called N@U.