I am a lecturer and level 5 lead for social sciences at York St John University. Before this I was a postgraduate researcher and graduate teaching assistant at York St John, where I completed my PhD focusing on how digital feminist artists experience and navigate online spaces and embodiment. I have a background in sociology and women's studies, and am interested in feminist theory, gender, bodies, sexualities, and popular cultures.
Qualifications:
- PhD Social Sciences - York St John University (2022)
- MA Women's Studies (Humanities) - University of York (2017)
- BA Sociology - Newcastle University (2015)
I teach across a range of module on the Sociology and Criminology programmes.
I currently convene the following modules:
- SOC4002M Sociology of Everyday Life
- SOC4004M Social Inequalities: Key Themes
- SOC5001M Gender, Sexuality, and Media
- SSC5001M Social Research Methods (qualitative research)
I also contribute to the delivery of the following modules:
- SSC3005M Problem based Projects
- CRI5001M Working with Criminology
- SSC6001M Social Science Investigation
- SSC7002M Advanced Research Methods
My research interests are focused on feminist theory, gender, bodies, sexualities, and popular cultures. Within this I am interested in researching representation and how it matters, the social, cultural, and political contexts of popular culture, and how women experience selves and identities.
My PhD research explored how digital feminist artists experienced digital spaces with a particular focus on how their bodies mattered in the production of their art. I examined themes of power, resistance, and the subtlety of feminist practice. In more recent research I have been interested in examining popular media with feminist theory.
Recent publications
I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and I am a member of the British Sociological Association and the Feminist Studies Association. In 2024 I started an external examiner role at Northumbria University.
