Dr Valerie Ledwith BA,MA,PhD.
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Biography:
Research Interests
| My current research engages with qualitative and quantitative methodologies (including GIS) to examine the geographies of education. I have completed work examining the emergence of educational achievement disparities between young migrants and their non-migrant peers in Galway. I am currently examining on how hierarchies of difference are produced and maintained through abstract societal discourses that connect with everyday material practices to shape the educational experiences of young migrant students living in |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Zhang, CS,Luo, L,Xu, WL,Ledwith, V (2008) 'Use of local Moran's I and GIS to identify pollution hotspots of Pb in urban soils of Galway, Ireland'. Science Of The Total Environment, 398 :212-221. [DOI] [Details] |
| Ledwith, V,Reilly, K (2013) 'Two Tiers Emerging? School Choice and Educational Achievement Disparities among Young Migrants and Non-migrants in Galway City and Urban Fringe'. Population Space And Place, 19 :46-59. [DOI] [Details] |
| OLoughlin, J., Witmer, F., Ledwith, V. (1999) 'Location and Political Choice in Post-Unification Berlin: Explaining the PDS (Party of Democratic Socialism) Vote, 1999 and 2001'. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 43 (5):349-382. [Details] |
| Staeheli, L.A., Ledwith, V., Ormond, M., Reed, K., Sumpter, A., Trudeau, D. (2002) 'Immigration, the Internet, and Spaces of Politics'. Political Geography, 21 (8):989-1012. [Details] |
| Ledwith, V., Clark, W.A.V. (2006) 'Mobility, Housing Stress and Neighborhood Contexts: Evidence from Los Angeles'. Environment and Planning, A38 (6):1077-1093. [Details] |
| Ledwith, V., Clark, W.A.V. (2007) 'How Much Does Income Matter in Neighborhood Choice?'. Population Research and Policy Review, 26 (2):145-161. [Details] |
| Ledwith, V,Clark, WAV (2007) 'The effect of the residential mosaic and White flight on public school composition: Evidence from Los Angeles County'. Urban Geography, 28 :160-180. [Details] |
| Ledwith, V (2009) 'Open enrolment and student sorting in public schools: evidence from Los Angeles County'. Environment And Planning A, 41 :1109-1128. [DOI] [Details] |
| Ledwith, V (2010) 'The Influence of Open Enrollment on Scholastic Achievement among Public School Students in Los Angeles'. American Journal Of Education, 116 :243-262. [Details] |
Other Item
| Helperin, A, Beckman D.S., Inwood, D., Ledwith, V., Blankenburg, W. (2001) Californias Contaminated Groundwater: Is the State Minding the Store? N. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc New York. New York: Other Item [Details] |
| Ledwith, V. (2010) “William AV Clark”. Encyclopedia of Geography Thousand Oaks. Other Item [Details] |
Associations
| Association: Association of American Geographers, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: Geographical Society of Ireland, Function/Role: Member |
Committees
| Committee : School of Geography and Archaeology Teaching and Learning Committee |
Internal Collaborators
| Dr Kathy Reilly (Geography) Dr Molly Byrne (Psychology) Dr Caroline Heary (Psychology) Dr Saoirse NicGabhainn (Health Promotion) Dr Colette Kelly (Health Promotion) |
External Collaborators
| Dr Elizabeth Nixon (Psychology, TCD) |