Dr Anita Sharma

Dr Anita Sharma is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has an interdisciplinary background in Sociology/Cultural studies and her research interests and expertise lie within the areas of race/ethnicity, cultural identity, multiculturalism, poverty, inequality, discrimination and disadvantage. Within her work, Anita has explored the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, social class, and the importance of context in constructions of identity. She also has an interest in understanding change, continuity and differences between the ‘first’, ‘second’ and ‘third’ generations of ethnic minorities.

She has worked on ESRC and Leverhulme projects relating to ethnic minorities and retirement planning; different generations of women of the South Asian diaspora, pre- and post-retirement, examining their life course and how this can impact on wellbeing in later life. Most recently she has been involved in projects exploring digitalisation, the gig economy and platform labour, community wealth building, and food vulnerability. She has many years’ experience as a qualitative researcher and has worked collaboratively within Business Schools and Social Sciences’ faculties.