Louise Toller (she/her)

Louise is an ESRC funded PhD student in the department of Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy and Anthropology. Her PhD explores the experiences of young adults with ME/CFS, using a combination of visual and verbal methods. She is particularly interested in the role of liminality in their lives – the impact of having a condition that is fluctuating, largely invisible, and medically and socially contested – and how they experience multiple liminalities. She is also interested in exploring the complexities surrounding the visibility of illness.

Conferences

Toller, L. (2018) Innovators, inventors and creators: What strategies do chronically ill university students adopt to help them succeed? BSA South West Regional Medical Sociology Event, Plymouth, 22nd March.

Toller, L. (2018) 'The only way things are ever going to change is if people can see us': Early reflections on using visual methods in research on young people with ME/CFS. University of Exeter Department of Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology Annual Postgraduate Conference, 11th May.

Toller, L. (2018) PhD and M.E.: Striving for efficiency as a chronically ill researcher. South West Doctoral Training Partnership Conference 2018 - Beyond Research: Society, Collaboration and Impact, 14th November.

Toller, L. (2021) Taking a step back, finding a new perspective: Reflecting on what participants can gain from taking part in research. University of Exeter Department of Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology Annual Postgraduate Conference – InSPAration: Research impact in a digital culture. 21st-22nd October.