Personal profile
Research interests
Sustainability and everyday sustainable practices
Vegan studies
Food and ethical consumption
Religion and culture
Qualitative methodology
Teaching
EDS405 Researching the City
EDS501 Big Data and Technology
EDS504 Bodies and Identities
EDS610 Migration, Refugees, and Global Crisis
URL
www.ellieatayeebennett.com
Personal profile
Ellie is a Lecturer in Sociology interested in contemporary challenges such as the climate crisis, the exploitative use of animals, and migration, especially in relation to religion and culture. Her research is very much centred around sustainability, vegan studies, ethical consumption, and lived experience. She is a qualitative researcher, with interests in interviewing, ethnography, creative research methods, and social media-based diary methods.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Faith Veganism: How the Ethics, Values, and Practices of UK-Based Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Vegans Reshape Veganism and Religiosity, University of Southampton
Award Date: 26 Jun 2024
Master, MSc Social Research Methods (Sociology), University of Southampton
Bachelor, BSc (Hons) Sociology with Anthropology, University of Southampton
External positions
Communications Officer, BSA Sociology of Religion (SocRel) Study Group
Jul 2024 → …
Co-Founder and Chair of the Academic Committee, Green Islam
Apr 2022 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Key considerations when designing a social media-based diary study
Atayee-Bennett, E., 1 Sept 2025, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 24Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The advantages of social media-based diary methods: using WhatsApp and Facebook groups to collect diary data on everyday lived experience
Atayee-Bennett, E., 1 Sept 2025, In: Methodological Innovations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Purity and pollution: faith vegans’ categorizations of plant-based foods as pure and animal-derived foods as polluting
Atayee-Bennett, E., 18 Sept 2024, In: Food, Culture and Society. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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International Association of Vegan Sociologists (External organisation)
Atayee-Bennett, E. (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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The Vegan Society (External organisation)
Atayee-Bennett, E. (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Green Islam (External organisation)
Atayee-Bennett, E. (Chair)
Apr 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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BSA Sponsored PGR Forum: 'Veganism and Vegetarianism as Social Movement and Social Change'
Atayee-Bennett, E. (Speaker)
11 Apr 2022Activity: Invited talk or paper presentation › Oral presentation
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BSA SocRel Annual Conference 2022: 'Disruption, Crisis and Continuity in Religion'
Atayee-Bennett, E. (Speaker)
4 Jul 2022 → 6 Jul 2022Activity: Invited talk or paper presentation › Oral presentation