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Biography

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.

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Linguistic Identity in Nineteenth-Century Tyneside Dialect Songs, University of Leeds

1 Oct 200324 Mar 2009

Award Date: 23 Dec 2009

Master of Arts, English Literature, University of Leeds

25 Sept 20021 Jul 2003

Award Date: 1 Jul 2003

Bachelor of Arts, English

3 Oct 19902 Jul 1993

Award Date: 2 Jul 1993

External positions

Teaching Assistant, Newcastle University

31 Jan 201922 Jun 2019

English Language Tutor (English for Academic Purposes), University of Leeds

18 Jul 201814 Sept 2018

Teaching Assistant, Newcastle University

29 Jan 201822 Jun 2018

Lecturer in English Language, The University of Manchester

15 Sept 201731 Jan 2018

English Language Tutor (English for Academic Purposes), University of Leeds

26 Jun 20178 Sept 2016

English Language Tutor (English for Academic Purposes), University of Leeds

25 Jul 201610 Sept 2016

Lecturer in English Language, Sheffield Hallam University

6 Jan 20146 Jun 2016

Keywords

  • P Language and Literature
  • identity
  • dialect
  • disability
  • stylistics

REF 2029 UOA

  • UOA27 - English Language and Literature

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