Having worked in higher education since 2013, I have significant experience and expertise as an educator and researcher in the field of criminology and social sciences. I attained my PhD in 2021, which examined the lived experiences of migrant workers in Northeast England’s nocturnal service industry. I have lectured at Sunderland, Northumbria, Teesside, and Arden Universities to both undergraduate and postgraduate student cohorts. I also have experience supervising student projects up to and including doctoral level. My current research interests include the night-time economy, 21st century cultures of work, violence, and social harm. Away from academia, I also have an active interest in music. Having played guitar for over thirty years, I have performed in bands throughout the UK music and festival scene.
Professional memberships and activities
- British Society of Criminology
- Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Academic qualifications
- PhD in Criminology – ‘Probing the Urban Night: A harm-based study of Migrant Workers in the Northeast Night-time Economy’
- PGCE (Post Compulsory Education and Training)
- MA Criminology
- BSc (hons) Psychology
Expertise
- Night-time economy and Deviant Leisure
- Migration
- Social Harm
- Critical Criminology