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]
transform the image of bridge,
encourage more people of all ages to play,
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]
^Punch, Samantha (2005). Get Set for Sociology. McIntosh, I. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN978-0748620197.
^Punch, Samantha (2010). Global Perspectives on Rural Childhood and Youth: Young Rural Lives. Panelli, R. and Robson, E. Routledge. p. 266. ISBN978-0415882965.
^Punch, Samantha (2011). Children's Food Practices in Families and Institutions. McIntosh, I. and Emond, R. Routledge. p. 95. ISBN978-0415594554.
^Punch, Samantha (2013). Sociology: Making Sense of Society, Fifth edition. Marsh, I., Keating, M. and Harden, J. Pearson. ISBN978-1408269541.
^Punch, Samantha (2014). Children and Young People's Relationships: Learning Across Majority and Minority Worlds. Tisdall, K. Routledge. p. 114. ISBN978-0415828611.
^Punch, Samantha (2018). 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. Vanderbeck, R. Springer. ISBN978-9812870254.