Areas of interest
- Experiences of online and offline communities
- Stigmatisation of place
- Critical heritage
- Marginalisation
- Critical discourse analysis
Postgraduate supervision
I am interested in supervising students seeking to work on topics around experiences of community, marginalisation and stigmatisation of people, communities and places, and critical heritage. I am also open to supervising projects using critical discourse analysis or online methods.
Background
I am a social scientist interested in experiences of online and offline communities. My academic journey began in the US where I did an undergraduate degree in Middle Eastern Studies and French, with a particular focus on marginalised and stigmatised neighbourhoods. Upon moving back to the UK, I undertook a MA Politics where my dissertation was a critical analysis of community cohesion policies in the UK using a case study example of the Polish community in Liverpool. My PhD from the University of Leeds was around media stigmatisation of Toxteth in Liverpool over the 20th century. Since completing my PhD, I have worked as a research fellow and a lecturer. I have taught across a range of social science, sociology and human geography modules ranging from qualitative research methods to classes on place and belonging. My research areas of expertise are around experiences of online and offline communities, especially those that are marginalised or stigmatised. Currently I am involved with a project run out of
Academic qualifications
- BA Middle Eastern Studies, and French Language and Literature (Hood College, Maryland, USA)
- MA Politics (Lancaster University)
- PhD Social Geography (University of Leeds)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Professional bodies/affiliations
ESRC Centre for Population Change
