I joined York St John University in August 2014 as Lecturer on the Human Geography degree programme. I completed my PhD in European integration and identity politics in 2003 at Northumbria University in Newcastle, and went on to work there as a Researcher at the Sustainable Cities Research Institute. I have worked on a number of research projects on community engagement and environmental behaviour.
I teach on the following Geography Undergraduate modules:
- Year 1: Exploring Human Geography; Qualitative Methods in Geography.
- Year 2: Society and Space; Geographers Professional Practice.
- Year 3: Human Geography/Geography/Environmental Geography Dissertation; International/Cross-Cultural Fieldwork.
I also teach on 4 modules of the Environment and Social Justice MA: Environment, Society and Justice; Researching, Representing and Communicating Environment-Social Relations; Political Ecology; Capstone Project.
My key areas of research are identity, sustainability, and environmental behaviour. I have worked on a number of research projects on community engagement, including as Principle Investigator on an ESRC-funded project focusing on the participation of minority groups in community services.
My recent research focuses on student responses to climate change, and social imagination in the context of climate emergency; this includes pedagogical research.
I co-coordinate YSJ's Ecological Justice Research Group.
Recent publications
I was awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in 2015.
I am on the core team of YSJ's Living Lab project, hosted by the Institute for Social Justice.
