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Earle, Sarah and Spiro, Alison (2023). [Editorial]: Breastfeeding: a sociological reflection on new mothers' wellbeing. Frontiers in Sociology, 8, article no. 1291140.

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Marston, Hannah; Ko, Pei-Chun; Girishan Prabhu, Vishnunarayan; Freeman, Shannon; Ross, Christopher; Sharaievska, Iryna; Browning, Matthew H.E.; Earle, Sarah; Ivan, Loredana; Kanozia, Rubal; Öztürk Çalıkoğlu, Halime; Arslan, Hasan; Bilir-Koca, Burcu; Alexandra Silva, Paula; Buttigieg, Sandra C.; Großschädl, Franziska and Schüttengruber, Gerhilde (2023). Digital Practices by Citizens during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from an International, Multi-site Study. JMIR Mental Health, 10, article no. e41304.

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Marston, Hannah; Morgan, Deborah.J; Earle, Sarah and Hadley, Robin A. (2023). Shiver Me Tinders, & Ring a Ding for a Fling - Sex Tech Use During COVID-19: Findings from a UK Study. Healthcare, 11(6), article no. 897.

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Earle, Sarah; Blackburn, Maddie; Lizzie, Chambers; Downing, Julia; Flemming, Kate; Hale, Jamie; Marston, Hannah; O'Dell, Lindsay; Sinason, Valerie; Watts, Lucy and Whitney, Sally (2022). Bearing witness at a time of crisis: Methodological reflections on interviewing young adults with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions in inclusive research. In: Hospice UK National Conference: Finding a Way Forward, 22-24 Nov 2022, Glasgow, UK.

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French, Rebecca S.; Shawe, Jill; Tilouche, Nerissa; Earle, Sarah and Grenfell, Pippa (2022). (Not) talking about fertility: the role of digital technologies and health services in helping plan pregnancy. A qualitative study. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, 48(1) pp. 16–21.

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Earle, Sarah; Blackburn, Maddie; Chambers, Lizzie; Downing, Julia; Fleming, Kate; Hale, Jamie; Marston, Hannah R.; O'Dell, Lindsay; Sinason, Valerie; Watts, Lucy and Whitney, Sally (2022). 'Whose life are they going to save? It's probably not going to be mine!' Living with a Life-shortening Condition during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: A grounded theory study of embodied precarity. Qualitative Health Research, 32(14) pp. 2055–2065.

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Madeley, Anna-Marie; Earle, Sarah and O'Dell, Lindsay (2022). Challenging Norms: Making Non-Normative Choices in Childbearing. Results of a Meta Ethnographic Review of the Literature. Midwifery, article no. 103532.

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Earle, Sarah; Blackburn, Maddie; Lizzie, Chambers; Downing, Julia; Flemming, Kate; Hale, Jamie; Marston, Hannah; O'Dell, Lindsay; Sinason, Valerie; Watts, Lucy and Whitney, Sally (2021). ‘Exhausted, emotional, at breaking point’: The mental wellbeing of young adults with shortened lives. In: Hospice UK National Conference: A New World, 3-5 Nov 2021, Liverpool, UK.

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Earle, Sarah; Blackburn, Maddie; Lizzie, Chambers; Downing, Julia; Flemming, Kate; Hale, Jamie; Marston, Hannah; O'Dell, Lindsay; Sinason, Valerie; Watts, Lucy and Whitney, Sally (2021). 'I could almost just disappear, and would anyone really notice?' Precariousness and precarity when living with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition during the coronovirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the UK. In: European Sociological Association Conference: Sociological Knowledges for Alternative Futures, 31 Aug - 3 Sep 2021, Barcelona, Spain.

Earle, Sarah and Blackburn, Maddie (2021). Young adults with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions: sexuality and relationships support. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 11(2) pp. 163–169.

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Earle, Sarah; Marston, Hannah; Hadley, Robin and Banks, Duncan (2021). Use of menstruation and fertility app trackers: a scoping review of the evidence. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, 47(2) pp. 90–101.

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Earle, Sarah and Blackburn, Maddie (2021). Involving young people and adults with life-limiting conditions in research on sex: the intersections of taboo and vulnerability. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 24(5) pp. 545–551.

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Earle, Sarah; O'Dell, Lindsay; Davies, Alison and Rixon, Andrew (2020). Views and Experiences of Sex, Sexuality and Relationships Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of the Qualitative Literature. Sexuality and Disability, 38(4) pp. 567–595.

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Owens, Rebecca; Earle, Sarah; McNulty, Cliodna and Tilley, Elizabeth (2020). What works in community health education for adults with learning disabilities: A scoping review of the literature. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(6) pp. 1268–1283.

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Marston, Hannah; Ivan, Loredana; Fernández-Ardèvol, Mireia; Rosales Climent, Andrea; Gómez-León, Madlin; Blanche, Daniel; Earle, Sarah; Ko, Pei-Chun; Colas, Sophie; Bilir, Burcu; Öztürk Çalıkoğlu, Halime; Arslan, Hasan; Kanozia, Rubal; Kriebernegg, Ulla; Großschädl, Franziska; Reer, Felix; Quandt, Thorsten; Sandra C, Buttigieg; Paula, Alexandra Silva; Vera, Gallistl and Rebekka, Rohner (2020). COVID-19: Technology, Social Connections, Loneliness & Leisure Activities: An International Study Protocol. Frontiers in Sociology, 5, article no. 574811.

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Earle, Sarah; Ledger, Sue; Tilley, Elizabeth; Walmsley, Jan; Chapman, Rohhss and Townson, Lou (2020). A critical reflection on accessing women with learning disabilities to participate in research about sensitive subjects through organisational partnerships. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 48(2) pp. 162–169.

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Marston, Hannah; Niles-Yokum, Kelly; Earle, Sarah; Gomez, Barbara and Lee, David (2020). OK Cupid, Stop Bumbling around and Match Me Tinder: Using Dating Apps Across the Life Course. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 6 pp. 1–20.

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O'Dell, Lindsay; Earle, Sarah; Rixon, Andrew and Davies, Alison (2019). Role of peer support for people with a spinal cord injury. Nursing Standard, 34(4) pp. 69–75.

Earle, Sarah and Hadley, Robin (2018). Men’s views and experiences of infant feeding: A qualitative systematic review. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 14(3), article no. e12586.

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Earle, Sarah and Hadley, Robin (2018). A systematic review of men’s views and experiences of infant feeding: implications for midwifery practice. MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, 28(1)

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Blackburn, Maddie; Chambers, Lizzie and Earle, Sarah (2017). Editorial - Talking about sex, relationships and intimacy: new guidance and standards for nurses and other health and social care professionals working with young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(10) pp. 2265–2267.

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Earle, Sarah; Tariq, Anisah; Komaromy, Carol; Lloyd, Cathy E; Karamat, M Ali; Webb, Jackie and Gill, Paramjit S (2017). Preconception care for women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus: a mixed-methods study exploring uptake of preconception care. Health Technology Assessment, 21(14)

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Walmsley, Jan; Earle, Sarah; Tilley, Elizabeth; Ledger, Susan; Chapman, Rohss and Townson, Lou (2016). The experiences of women with learning disabilities on contraception choice. Primary Health Care, 26(9) pp. 28–32.

Ledger, Susan; Earle, Sarah; Tilley, Elizabeth and Walmsley, Jan (2016). Contraceptive decision-making and women with learning disabilities. Sexualities, 19(5-6) pp. 698–724.

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Walmsley, Jan; Earle, Sarah; Tilley, Elizabeth; Chapman, Rohhss; Ledger, Susan and Townson, Lou (2016). Contraceptive choices for women with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Practice, 19(2) pp. 32–34.

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Earle, Sarah; Chapman, Rohhss; Ledger, Sue; Townson, Lou and Walmsley, Jan (2015). Contraceptive choices for women with learning disabilities. The Open University, Milton Keynes.

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Blackburn, M.; Earle, S. and Komaromy, C. (2015). Relationships and sexuality in young adults with life-limiting conditions in England. In: Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100(Suppl3), article no. A89.

Earle, Sarah and Church, Sarah (2015). Sociology: What is it good for? In: Deery, Ruth; Denny, Elaine and Letherby, Gayle eds. Sociology for Midwives. Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 7–21.

Blackburn, M. C.; Earle, S. and Komaromy, C. (2014). Sexuality, relationships and reproductive choices of young adults 16+ with life-limiting conditions in the UK: Choice or taboo? In: 2nd Congress on Paediatric Palliative Care - A global gathering, 19-21 Nov 2014, Rome, Omics Group.

Earle, Sarah (2014). A life-course approach to human reproduction. Human Fertility, 17(3) pp. 151–153.

Blackburn, Maddie; Earle, Sarah and Komaromy, Carol (2014). Relationships and sexuality in young adults with life-limiting conditions in England. In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 4(Suppl1), article no. A27.

Blackburn, Maddie; Earle, Sarah and Komaromy, Carol (2014). The sexuality of life-limited young(er) people in the UK. In: The 1st ICPCN Conference Mumbai, 2014, 10-12 Feb 2014, Mumbai, India.

Earle, Sarah and Lloyd, Cathy E. (2012). Diabetes and the Pregnancy Paradox: The Loss of Expectations and Reproductive Futures. In: Earle, Sarah; Komaromy, Carol and Layne, Linda eds. Understanding Reproductive Loss: Perspectives on Life, Death and Fertility. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing, pp. 65–78.

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Earle, Sarah; Komaromy, Carol and Layne, Linda L. eds. (2012). Understanding reproductive loss: perspectives on life, death and fertility. Farnham: Ashgate.

Tilley, Elizabeth; Earle, Sarah and Walmsley, Jan (2012). International perspectives on the sterilization of women with intellectual disabilities. In: Earle, Sarah; Komaromy, Carol and Layne, Linda L. eds. Understanding Reproductive Loss: Perspectives on life, death and fertility. Farnham: Ashgate, pp. 23–36.

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Earle, Sarah; Tilley, Elizabeth and Walmsley, Jan (2012). Who makes crucial decisions on reproduction and contraception? Learning Disability Practice, 15(8) pp. 34–35.

Tilley, Elizabeth; Earle, Sarah; Walmsley, Jan and Atkinson, Dorothy (2012). ‘The Silence is roaring’: sterilization, reproductive rights and women with intellectual disabilities. Disability and Society, 27(3) pp. 413–426.

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Lloyd, Cathy and Earle, Sarah (2011). Diabetes and pregnancy: service-users' perspectives on services and on research. In: Lloyd, Cathy and Heller, Tom eds. Long Term Conditions: Challenges in Health and Social Care Practice. London: SAGE.

Earle, Sarah; Bartholomew, Caroline and Komaromy, Carol eds. (2009). Making Sense of Death, Dying and Bereavement: An anthology. UK: Sage.

Denny, Elaine and Earle, Sarah eds. (2009). The sociology of long term conditions and nursing practice. Sociology and Nursing Practice. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.

Denny, Elaine and Earle, Sarah (2009). Chronic illness, disability and the politics of health. In: Denny, Elaine and Earle, Sarah eds. The Sociology of Long Term Conditions and Nursing Practice. Sociology and nursing practice series. UK: Palgrave, pp. 7–28.

Mitchell, Ann; Denny, Elaine and Earle, Sarah (2009). Social perspectives on depression. In: Denny, Elaine and Earle, Sarah eds. The Sociology of Long Term Conditions and Nursing Practice. Sociology and nursing practice series. UK: Palgrave, pp. 209–227.

Earle, Sarah (2009). Obesity: a long term condition? In: Denny, Elaine and Earle, Sarah eds. The Sociology of Long Term Conditions and Nursing Practice. Sociology and nursing practice series. UK: Palgrave, pp. 228–245.

Earle, Sarah; Foley, Pam; Komaromy, Carol and Lloyd, Cathy E. (2009). Editorial: Health, medicine and surveillance in the 21st Century. Surveillance and Society, 6(2) pp. 96–100.

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Douglas, Jenny; Earle, Sarah; Handsley, Stephen; Jones, Linda; Lloyd, Cathy E. and Spurr, Sue eds. (2009). A Reader in Promoting Public Health: Challenge and Controversy (2nd Edition). Published in association with The Open University. London: SAGE Publications Ltd..

Earle, Sarah; Komaromy, Carol and Bartholomew, Caroline eds. (2008). Death and Dying: A reader. Published in association with The Open University. UK: Sage.

Earle, Sarah; Foley, Pam; Komaromy, Carol and Lloyd, Cathy E. (2008). Conceptualizing reproductive loss: a social sciences perspective. Human Fertility, 11(4) pp. 259–262.

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Earle, Sarah and Sharp, Keith (2008). Intimacy, pleasure and the men who pay for sex. In: Letherby, Gayle; Williams, Kate; Birch, Philip and Cain, Maureen eds. Sex as Crime? Willan.

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Earle, Sarah and Letherby, Gayle eds. (2008). The sociology of healthcare: A reader for health professionals. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave.

Earle, Sarah and Sharp, Keith (2008). Sex on the net: online relations between the men who pay for sex. In: Holland, Samantha ed. Remote Relationships in a Small World. Digital Formations (41). Oxford, UK: Peter Lang Publishing.

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Earle, Sarah and Letherby, Gayle (2008). Thinking sociologically about health and health care. In: Earle, Sarah and Letherby, Gayle eds. The sociology of healthcare: A reader for health professionals. UK: Palgrave.

Dorrell, Judith; Earle, Sarah; Katz, Jeanne and Reveley, Shirley (2008). Growing up with HIV: The experiences of young people living with HIV since birth in the UK. In: Earle, Sarah; Komaromy, Carol and Bartholomew, Caroline eds. Death and Dying: A Reader. Published in association with The Open University. UK: Sage, pp. 237–244.

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Earle, Sarah; Komaromy, Carol; Foley, Pam and Lloyd, Cathy E. (2008). Understanding reproductive loss: The moment of death. In: Earle, Sarah; Komaromy, Carol and Bartholomew, Caroline eds. Death and Dying: A Reader. Published in association with The Open University. UK: Sage.

Earle, Sarah and Letherby, Gayle (2007). Conceiving time?: women who do or do not conceive. Sociology of Health and Illness, 29(2) pp. 233–250.

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Earle, Sarah and Sharp, Keith (2007). Sex in Cyberspace: Men who pay for sex. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate.

Earle, Sarah and Sharp, Keith (2007). In defence of a woman's right to choose: abortion, disability and feminist politics. In: Douglas, Jenny; Earle, Sarah; Handsley, Stephen; Lloyd, Cathy E. and Spurr, Sue eds. A Reader in Promoting Public Health: Challenge and Controversy. London: Sage, pp. 82–87.

Komaromy, C.; Earle, S.; Foley, P. and Lloyd, C. (2007). Reproductive loss and the moment of death. Practising Midwife

Komaromy, Carol; Earle, Sarah; Lloyd, Cathy and Foley, Pam (2007). A social insight into bereavement and reproductive loss. Practising Midwife

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Earle, Sarah; Komaromy, Carol; Foley, Pam and Lloyd, Cathy (2007). The social dimensions of reproductive loss. Practising Midwife, 10(6) pp. 28–34.

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Earle, Sarah; Lloyd, Cathy; Sidell, Moyra and Spurr, Sue eds. (2007). Theory and Research in Promoting Public Health. London, UK: Sage.

Lloyd, Cathy; Handsley, Stephen; Douglas, Jenny; Earle, Sarah and Spurr, Sue eds. (2007). Policy and Practice in Promoting Public Health. London, UK: Sage.

Douglas, Jenny; Earle, Sarah; Handsley, Stephen; Lloyd, Cathy and Spurr, Sue eds. (2007). A Reader in Promoting Public Health: Challenge and Controversy. London, UK: Sage.

Earle, Sarah; Komaromy, Carol; Foley, Pam and Lloyd, Cathy (2007). Understanding reproductive loss: Part 1: Social Dimensions. The Practising Midwife, 10(6) pp. 28–34.

Komaromy, Carol; Earle, Sarah; Lloyd, Cathy and Foley, Pam (2007). Understanding reproductive loss. Part 3: Bereavement. The Practising Midwife, 10(8) pp. 32–35.

Heller, Tom; Beaumont, Kythé; Earle, Sarah; Douglas, Jenny and Jones, Linda (2007). Addressing poverty and health. In: Lloyd, Cathy E.; Handsley, Stephen; Douglas, Jenny; Earle, Sarah and Spurr, Sue eds. Policy and Pactice in Promoting Public Health. London: Sage Publications, in association with The Open University, pp. 155–185.

Earle, Sarah and Sharp, Keith (2006). Dirty whores and invisible men: sex work and the public health. In: Douglas, Jenny; Earle, Sarah; Handsley, Stephen; Lloyd, Cathy E. and Spurr, Sue eds. A Reader in Promoting Public Health: Challenge and Controversy. UK: Sage, pp. 95–102.

Church, Sarah and Earle, Sarah (2006). Approaches to sociology within midwifery education. British Journal of Midwifery, 14(6) pp. 342–345.

Earle, Sarah; Foley, Pam; Handsley, Stephen and Komaromy, Carol (2006). Making room for reproductive loss in medical sociology. In: BSA Medical Sociology Group Conference, Sep 2006, Edinburgh.

Earle, Sarah and Denny, Elaine eds. (2005). Sociology for nurses. Polity Press.

Earle, Sarah (2005). What is health? In: Denny, Elaine and Earle, Sarah eds. Sociology for Nurses. Cambridge, UK: Polity.

Horne, Jane; Corr, Susan and Earle, Sarah (2005). Becoming a mother: a study exploring occupational change in first-time motherhood. Journal of Occupational Science, 12(3) pp. 176–183.

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Earle, Sarah (2004). 'Planned' and 'unplanned' pregnancy: deconstructing experiences of conception. Human Fertility, 17(1) pp. 39–42.

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Earle, Sarah and Church, Sarah (2004). Disability and Reproduction. Practising Midwife, 7(8) pp. 32–34.

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Earle, Sarah and Church, Sarah (2004). Ethnicity and Reproduction. Practising Midwife, 7(6) pp. 34–37.

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Earle, Sarah and Church, Sarah (2004). Sexuality and Reproduction. Practising Midwife, 7(4) pp. 28–30.

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Earle, Sarah and Church, Sarah (2004). Reproduction and Social Class. Practising Midwife, 7(2) pp. 24–26.

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Earle, Sarah and Letherby, Gayle eds. (2003). Gender, identity and reproduction: social perspectives. London, UK: Palgrave.

Earle, Sarah (2003). Is breast best?: breastfeeding, motherhood and identity. In: Earle, Sarah and Letherby, Gayle eds. Gender, identity and reproduction: social perspectives. London: Palgrave, pp. 135–150.

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Earle, Sarah (2003). Disability and stigma: an unequal life. Speech & Language Therapy in Practice pp. 21–22.

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Earle, Sarah (2003). 'Bumps and boobs': fatness and women's experiences of pregnancy. Women's Studies International Forum, 26(3) pp. 245–252.

Sharp, Keith and Earle, Sarah (2003). Cyberpunters and cyberwhores: prostitution on the internet. In: Jewkes, Yvonne ed. Dot.cons: Crime, deviance and identity on the internet. Cullompton, UK: Willan, pp. 36–52.

Earle, S. (2002). Factors affecting the initiation of breastfeeding: implications for breastfeeding promotion. Health Promotion International, 17(3) pp. 205–214.

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Sharp, Keith and Earle, Sarah (2002). Feminism, Abortion and Disability: irreconcilable differences? Disability and Society, 17(2) pp. 137–145.

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Earle, Sarah and Letherby, Gayle (2002). Whose choice is it anyway?: Decision making, control and conception. Human Fertility, 5(2) pp. 39–41.

Earle, S. (2001). Disability, facilitated sex and the role of the nurse. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 36(3) pp. 433–440.

Earle, Sarah (2001). Teaching Sociology within the Speech and Language Therapy Curriculum. Education for Health: Change in Training and Practice, 14(3) pp. 383–391.

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Sharp, Keith and Earle, Sarah (2000). Disability and assessment in the UK: Should we compensate disabled students? Teaching in Higher Education, 5(4) pp. 541–545.

Earle, Sarah; Williams, Sarah and Adams, Mike (2000). Making higher education more accessible: The development of a dyslexia information pack. Journal of Access and Credit Studies, 2(1) pp. 45–57.

Earle, Sarah (2000). Why some women do not breast feed: bottle feeding and fathers' role. Midwifery, 16(4) pp. 323–330.

Earle, Sarah (2000). Pregnancy and the maintenance of self-identity: implications for antenatal care in the community. Health and Social Care in the Community, 8(4) pp. 235–241.

Earle, Sarah and Sharp, Keith (2000). Assessment, disability and the problem of compensation. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 25(2) pp. 191–199.

Earle, Sarah (1999). Facilitated Sex and the Concept of Sexual Need: disabled students and their personal assistants. Disability and Society, 14(3) pp. 309–323.