Dr Karen McGavock gained a Master of Arts degree in English and Educational Studies at the University of Dundee and her Doctor of Philosophy degree in English Literature at the University of Glasgow. Karen's topic was "Children's Literature and the Deconstruction of Childhood" and explored the works of Lewis Carroll, J.M. Barrie, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling. She has taught and researched at the Open University and now works in the Institute of Education at the University of Stirling where she is committed to Wider Access activities.