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Sylvia Ikomi has an MA in education. She is a recipient of an Economic and Social Research Council Stuart Hall PhD studentship. She is an early career researcher, higher education lecturer, teacher and the author of Child Q: A Case Study in the Adultification of Black Girls in School and The Adultification of Black Girls in State Care: Perspectives. Her PhD research is on the adultification of Black girls. Sylvia delivers Continuous Professional Development training for teachers and social workers that is aimed at supporting them in working more effectively with children in local authority care and improving the children’s life outcomes.