Marlies Kustatscher is a Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies at the Moray House School of Education and Sport (University of Edinburgh), member of the Childhood and Youth Studies Research Group and a Co-Director of the Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland (CERES). Her research interests include children and young people’s experiences of intersectional inequalities, children’s rights and participation, and the emotional politics of childhood. She is particularly interested in qualitative, participatory and arts-based research methodologies with children. Marlies has a practical background in social work and support work with children and young people.