Samantha Punch Explained

Samantha Punch
Birth Name:Samantha Punch
Nationality:English

Samantha Punch is a professor at Stirling University and a Scottish champion bridge player.

Career

Dr. Punch is a Professor of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology at Stirling University.[1]

Samantha has an H-index of 37.[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Samantha grew up in England but moved to Scotland. She has represented Scotland on over twenty occasions.[3] Her highest finish is fourth on the Scottish Women's Team at the World Championships in Wroclaw in 2016.[4]

Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA)

Dr. Punch started BAMSA in 2013.[5] BAMSA established a new academic discipline, the sociology of bridge.BAMSA has three key goals:[6]

  1. transform the image of bridge,
  2. encourage more people of all ages to play,
  3. to ensure the card game continues to thrive.

Personal life

Samantha lives in Scotland with her partner-in-life and bridge partner, Stephen Peterkin.

Bibliography

Books

Get Set for Sociology, McIntosh, I. and Punch, S.[7]

Global Perspectives on Rural Childhood and Youth: Young Rural Lives, Panelli, R., Punch, S. and Robson, E.[8]

Children's Food Practices in Families and Institutions, Punch, S., McIntosh, I. and Emond, R.[9]

Sociology: Making Sense of Society, Fifth edition, Punch, S., Marsh, I., Keating, M. and Harden, J.[10]

Children and Young People’s Relationships: Learning Across Majority and Minority Worlds, Punch, S. and Tisdall, K.[11]

Families, Intergenerationality, and Peer Group Relations, Punch, S. and Vanderbeck, R.[12]

Bridge at the Top: Behind the Screens[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professor Samantha Punch . University of Stirling . 2022-08-03 . 2022-08-03.
  2. Web site: Samantha Punch . Gogole . 2022-08-03 . 2022-08-03.
  3. Web site: An Index of Players Representing Scotland in International Events . Scottish Bridge Union . 2022-08-03 . 2022-08-03.
  4. Web site: 2016 World Bridge Games . World Bridge Federation . 2016-09-18 . 2022-08-03.
  5. Web site: History of BAMSA . BAMSA . 2022-08-03 . 2022-08-03.
  6. Web site: About BAMSA . BAMSA . 2022-08-03 . 2022-08-03.
  7. Book: Punch , Samantha . McIntosh, I. Get Set for Sociology. Edinburgh University Press. 2005. 978-0748620197.
  8. Book: Punch , Samantha . Panelli, R. and Robson, E.. Global Perspectives on Rural Childhood and Youth: Young Rural Lives. Routledge. 2010. 266. 978-0415882965.
  9. Book: Punch , Samantha . McIntosh, I. and Emond, R.. Children's Food Practices in Families and Institutions. Routledge. 2011. 95. 978-0415594554.
  10. Book: Punch , Samantha . Marsh, I., Keating, M. and Harden, J.. Sociology: Making Sense of Society, Fifth edition. Pearson. 2013. 978-1408269541.
  11. Book: Punch , Samantha . Tisdall, K.. Children and Young People's Relationships: Learning Across Majority and Minority Worlds. Routledge. 114. 2014. 978-0415828611.
  12. Book: Punch , Samantha . Vanderbeck, R. Families, Intergenerationality, and Peer Group Relations, Vol. 5 of Skelton, T. (editor-in-chief) Springer Major Reference Work in Geographies of Children and Young People. Springer. 2018. 978-9812870254.
  13. Book: Punch , Samantha . Samantha Punch

    . Samantha Punch. Bridge at the Top: Behind the Screens. Master Point Press. 2021. 978-1771400640.

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