Dr Lorna Treanor

B.Sc. (QUB), B. Leg. Sc. (QUB), Pg. Dip (DIT), Fellow (Royal Society), SEDA Award (University of Ulster, UK), PgCHEP (University of Ulster, UK), PhD (Nottingham), Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (University of Ulster, UK), SEDA Award (University of Ulster, UK), SEDA Award (University of Ulster, UK), Senior Fellow of Advance HE (formerly the HEA) (The University of Nottingham)

Department: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Innovation
Centre/Institute: HGI
E-mail: Lorna.Treanor@nottingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 115 8466220
Location: B35 (South Building, Jubilee Campus)

Dr Lorna Treanor FRSA, SFHEA is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and acts as Research Impact Lead for Nottingham University Business School, having previously served as Departmental Research Director for the Haydn Green Institute within NUBS 2019-2022 and School Conduct Officer 2022-2023.

Lorna's research interests lie in the area of entrepreneurship, she has explored the influence of gender upon (mainly women's) entrepreneurial activities within atypical contexts.

Lorna is outgoing President of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, having served as President (Nov 2023-Nov 2025) and Vice President for Research & Communities (2020 -2023). Lorna co-founded the Gender and Enterprise Network, ISBE's first Special Interest Group, established in 2010 to promote scholarly research into the gendering of entrepreneurship. This is now an international network with over 1,000 members and Lorna remains an active member of the Organising Committee. Lorna is the new, incoming Editor for the International Small Business Journal (ISBJ, CABS 3*), commencing this role January 2026, having joined the editorial board in 2016.

Informed by her research interests and external engagement activity, Lorna devised the Charter for Inclusive Entrepreneurship which she co-authored with Helen Burkinshaw from The Women's Organisation and developed in collaboration with regional stakeholders such as D2N2, the Local Enterprise Partnership, East Midlands Chamber of Commerce, FSB and NTU among others. The Charter for Inclusive Entrepreneurship aims to facilitate development of an inclusive ecosystem so that individuals wishing to pursue entrepreneurial activity can access suitable support, equitably, regardless of their personal background or characteristics.


Areas of Expertise
Gender; entrepreneurship; inclusive entrepreneurship; women's enterprise; innovation; professions; STEM; entrepreneurship education.

 

Recent Publications

The following lists my publications from 2014 to the present day.

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Lorna adopts a research-led teaching approach ensuring students benefit from the latest insights in the field. She seeks to maximise student skill-building and employability by incorporating a problem-solving, experiential learning approach within modules where possible and encouraging students to engage in reflexive practice.

Lorna's research interests lie in the broad area of entrepreneurship, small business ownership and entrepreneurial behaviours; her particular focus is on the influence of gender upon, mainly women's, entrepreneurial activity, experiences, outcomes and learning. Her research has explored women's entrepreneurship in atypical contexts such as business incubators and STEM careers, as examples, and has been published across a range of journals including Human Relations, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Gender, Work & Organization, and he International SMall Business Journal among others.

Lorna is currently supervising the following Research Students:

Edward Halls

School Administrative Roles
Research Impact Lead

School and University Committee Memberships

Committee	From	Role
Research & Knowledge Exchange Committee (Formerly RD)	2023	Impact Lead