Research output per year
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Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
language and identity, stylistics
I have been a Lecture in Linguistics at Leeds Trinity University since 2019. I lead the Level 6 module Applied Linguistics: Professional Learning Through Work and supervise students on the Level 6 Language Dissertation. I also teach Level 5 Medieval to Modern and the Level 6 Writing Project. Until recently I also led Level 4 Stylistics and Level 5 Language, Society, and Media. I have also led Level 5 Research Methods. I am currently developing teaching on social justice for Foundation Year students.
Prior to joining Leeds Trinity University I taught English Language at a range of UK universities, and I also have a strong background in English for Academic Purposes, having taught this to pre-sessional MA students at the University of Leeds over several summers. I am a qualified English language teacher having obtained a CELTA qualification in 2014.
My main research interests are the following: the linguistic and cultural representation of disability in the media and literature (disability stylistics), and the linguistic and cultural representation of communication difficulties in literature. I also have a strong research background in language and identity, particularly in relation to the representation of dialect in literature and song.
I have a strong interest in supporting social justice in education and society more widely and I am a member of the University’s Curriculum for Social Justice Inclusive Pedagogy and Assessment working Group.
Doctor of Philosophy, Linguistic Identity in Nineteenth-Century Tyneside Dialect Songs, University of Leeds
1 Oct 2003 → 24 Mar 2009
Award Date: 23 Dec 2009
Master of Arts, English Literature, University of Leeds
25 Sept 2002 → 1 Jul 2003
Award Date: 1 Jul 2003
Bachelor of Arts, English
3 Oct 1990 → 2 Jul 1993
Award Date: 2 Jul 1993
Teaching Assistant, Newcastle University
31 Jan 2019 → 22 Jun 2019
English Language Tutor (English for Academic Purposes), University of Leeds
18 Jul 2018 → 14 Sept 2018
Teaching Assistant, Newcastle University
29 Jan 2018 → 22 Jun 2018
Lecturer in English Language, The University of Manchester
15 Sept 2017 → 31 Jan 2018
English Language Tutor (English for Academic Purposes), University of Leeds
26 Jun 2017 → 8 Sept 2016
English Language Tutor (English for Academic Purposes), University of Leeds
25 Jul 2016 → 10 Sept 2016
Lecturer in English Language, Sheffield Hallam University
6 Jan 2014 → 6 Jun 2016
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review