I am an Associate Lecturer in the Department. I completed my BSc in Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire, then my MSc in Psychological Research Methods and PhD, Educational Research at Lancaster University.
Before lecturing, I had a varied career: working in the voluntary sector to begin with then social services, NHS, and further education before taking up a post as disability manager at UWE, Bristol in 1997. I have worked as a camp counsellor in New York state with children with learning difficulties, an assistant clinical psychologist in a community mental health team, a national coordinator of disability provision in HE and as a senior policy adviser on government policy in the UK.
I have also worked for a number of years as a consultant in HE, developing disability services and inclusive teaching and learning practice in several HEPs including York and Durham. I have taught at York St John, London South Bank, Wrexham Glyndwr, Sheffield Hallam universities and as a visiting lecturer at the Education University of Hong Kong.