Meet the Team
ECRN Co-chairs
Dr Yanyan LiLink opens in a new window
Dr Yanyan Li (FHEA) holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics and a Postgraduate Award in Interdisciplinary Education (Distinction) from the University of Warwick. She completed an MA in Applied Linguistics (Distinction) at University College London. Beyond co-chairing the ECR Network at the Society & Culture Interdisciplinary Spotlight, she also serves as the Institutional Representative for Warwick in the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network. Her research interests span human-AI interaction, AI in education, and public and mental health.
Ilaria RavazzoloLink opens in a new window
Ilaria Ravazzolo is a PhD candidate in Global Sustainable Development. Her research investigates the experiences of belonging and identity among Italian mothers in their everyday food labour. She takes an interdisciplinary, gastrofeminist approach to emphasise the importance of valuing everyday experiences and embodied knowledge. Aside from co-chairing the ECR Network in the Society & Culture Spotlight, she is also an editor for Women’s History Today and a blogger for PhD Life Blog for Warwick's Doctoral College.
ECR Representatives
Aishai Ibrahim
PhD candidate in Public Health
Usoro Akpan
PhD candidate in Health Sciences
Ishileen Kaur
PhD candidate in Global Sustainable Development
Want to become an ECR Rep?
Please fill in this form https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/Wu8DHDrR6n?origin=lprLinkLink opens in a new window, outlining your programme of study, department, and expected graduation time, together with what you can bring to the network. We do hope for consistency and a level of commitment in this role in organising peer-led initiatives to develop ECRs and the ECR community, so please consider whether you could continue for at least the next 12 months before you sign up. We especially encourage first-year and second-year PhD students to join the ECR leadership team.