Personal profile
Research interests
- Forensic anthropology and experimental taphonomy.
- Historicist and psychoanalytical film theory.
- Learning disabilities nursing.
- Cultural anthropology and ethnography of people with learning disabilities.
Education/Academic qualification
Film History, PhD, Dracula on Film: A Psychohistoricist Study, Brunel University
Award Date: 30 Jun 2022
Education, PGCTLHE
1 Sept 2017 → 21 Dec 2018
Award Date: 22 Dec 2018
Forensic Anthropology, PhD, Progressive Changes in the Properties of Bone during Soft Tissue Decomposition, Cardiff University
2010 → 2016
Award Date: 21 Jun 2017
Forensic Medical Sciences, Diploma Dip.FMS, Human Identification, Apothecaries Society of London
Award Date: 31 Jul 2015
Learning Disabilities Nursing, BN Hons (1st), The Effects of Polypharmacy for People with Learning Disabilities
Award Date: 30 Sept 2010
Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology, MSc, The Effects of Ballistic Trauma on Bone, Cranfield University, Defence Academy, Shrivenham
Award Date: 31 Jul 2009
Positive Behavioural Support, BTEC Advanced Diploma, Edexel
Award Date: 30 Jul 2009
Film and Television Production, MA, Desensitisation to Violence in the Horror Film, Royal Holloway, University of London
Award Date: 30 Jul 2003
Medical Genetics and Immunology, MSc, Collagen Disorder Mutations, Brunel University
Award Date: 30 Jul 1995
Acting, Foundation Diploma, Mountview Theatre School
Award Date: 30 Jul 1994
Human Biology, BSc Hons (2.1), Genetic profiling of Entercoccus Faecium, Oxford Brookes University
Award Date: 31 Jul 1993
External positions
Forensic Anthropologist CertFAIII, Blake Emergency Service
2023 → …
Advisor and Team Member, University of South Wales Cold Case Unit
Aug 2021 → …
Royal Society of Biology - South Wales Branch Committee Member
Jan 2021 → …
Councillor, British Association for Human Identification
2017 → …
Keywords
- WE Cultural and Media Studies
- Film
- GN Anthropology
- QM Human anatomy
- RT Nursing
- RB Pathology
- RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine
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 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Radical and Regressive: Real-World and Fictional Depictions of Disabled Superheroes in Popular Culture
Walden, S. & Houston, E., 2026, Cultural Stations of Disability: A Moment in Discourse. Bolt, D. (ed.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Dracula’s Cinematic Psychohistory
Walden, S. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Emotionally entwined narratives: a polyphonic trialogue on learning disability history research
Barden, O., Currie, R., Davies, I., Gunnarsdóttir, H., Hjartardóttir, J., Lawford, N., Lyons, J., Ólafsdóttir, S., Oldnall, E., Oldnall, S., Stefánsdóttir, G. V., Tahir, A., Taylor, S., Tilley, L., Tryggvadóttir, K., Walden, S. J., Watts, H., Wright, C. & Wright, C., 23 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Frontiers in Sociology. 10, 9 p., 1401521.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Touching Trust and Finding Two Rhythms: Challenging Hierarchies as Social Activism
Walden, S., Underwood-Lee, E., Uenishi, H. & Hill, G., 4 Nov 2025, Cultural Stations of Disability: A Moment in Discourse. Bolt, D. (ed.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Intellectual disability nursing for people with profound intellectual disabilities and complex needs
Bright, C., Walden, S., Abdulla, S. & Ryan, R., 2023, Learning and Intellectual Disability Nursing Practice. Mafuba, K. (ed.). 2nd ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 194-240 46 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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All Wales Student Learning Disability Nurse - Community of Practice
Rees, S. (Speaker), Genders, N. (Speaker), Northway, R. (Speaker) & Walden, S. (Attendee)
23 Jan 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event
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Using Inductively Coupled Optical Emission Spectroscopy to Map the Early Postmortem Interval in Bone
Steven Walden (Speaker)
17 Jun 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Changes in Vickers Hardness during the Decomposition of Bone: Possibilities for Forensic Anthropology
Steven Walden (Speaker), Jacqui Mulville (Speaker) & Sam L Evans (Speaker)
12 Dec 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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British and International Mensa (External organisation)
Steven Walden (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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British Association of Biological Anthropologists and Osteoarchaeologist (External organisation)
Steven Walden (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Prizes
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Commendation for Oustanding Personal Acheivement
Walden, S. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Outstanding Personal Achievement
Walden, S. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)