I am a PhD researcher and an Academic Associate in Criminology and Sociology. My research focuses on internet-based communities and subcultures, conspiracy theory, and dis/misinformation. Currently, I am working on a digital ethnographic study of anti-vaccination mis/disinformation discourses in 'Alt Tech' online spaces.
Previously, I received a BA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of Manchester in 2014. I then achieved an MA in Criminology from the University of Central Lancashire in 2021.
I currently teach on the following modules:
- CRI4002M - Crime and Deviance in the Contemporary World
- CRI4003M - Preventing and Punishing
- SSC5001M - Social Research Methods (Qualitative)
- CRI4004M - Victimology
My research focuses on niche internet communities and how they navigate and define various online spaces.
My MA thesis was an examination of the methods and motivations of 'predator hunting' groups operating through Facebook in the UK. Before this, I independently produced a documentary podcast series which focused on the 'cult-like' aspects of online communities, including multi-level marketing, ‘pick-up artists’, and social media influencers.
My ongoing PhD research project uses digital ethnography to examine the spread of anti-vaccination mis/disinformation online in a post-Covid context.
