Dip. Therapeutic Couns; MBA (Hull), MRes (Hull), PhD (Hull), FHEA
After studying for an MBA and then an MRes at Hull University I undertook a PhD in Management at the Hull University Business School. At the same time as my PhD study I also began counsellor training in the field of Transactional Analysis. After graduation I began working as a counsellor within the charity sector and developed and ran a novel male-focused anger management intervention. My research focus is on male suicide prevention and how male centric community groups can reduce suicide rates through challenging hegemonic masculinity.
I teach on the undergraduate Counselling and Mental Health programme and the postgraduate Humanistic Counselling MA where I have module lead responsibilities. The modules I teach include Research Methods, Independent Research Project, Dissertation, Introduction to Professional Practice, Developing Professional Practice, Professional Identity and Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioural Approaches.
In my role I supervise a number of PhD students and from June to September I run a summer school programme where undergraduate, postgraduate and teaching colleagues have the opportunity to undertake a research project leading to academic publication.
Principal Investigator (PI) York St John Institute of Social Justice funded £10,000 Communities Research Grant "Menfulness Evaluation Project".
PI on £7,000 follow-on Menfulness Evaluation Project for the Institute of Social Justice Communities Research Grant.
This was a co-designed participatory research project aiming to identify best practice and inform the future development and growth of a male suicide prevention charity. The project explored the effectiveness of an online and offline support group catering for hegemonic men.
Secured £95,000 grant funding through the Humber & North Yorkshire ICB Health Inequalities fund 2024/25 for a new Menfulness development project.
In 2026 secured £30,000 from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Men’s Mental Health Investment Programme to employ a part-time Menfulness manager for a period of 2 years in the Malton area
I am the departmental Impact Case Study Lead for Unit of Assessment 3 (UoA3). Within this role I co-ordinate research activities around the York St John Communities Centre Impact Case Study.
