Professor of Work and Employment Studies, Heriot-Watt University
Director of the Centre for Research on Work and Wellbeing (CroWW).
Dean's Representative for Exam Boards
Course Co-ordinator for Changing Trends in Employment, Critical Approaches to Management, Qualitative Research Methods
Teaching - Research Philosophy & Design
Abigail’s research interests focus on workplace and community identities, social class, the meaning of work and the ICT industry.
Abigail is on a number editorial boards including Work, Employment and Society, New Technology Work and Employment and the Journal of Human Resource Costing and Accounting.
She has held several visiting positions including the University of Melbourne, as well as a number of external examining appointments.
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