About

I am a full-time journalism lecturer at the university and deliver to students on the BA Journalism, Specialist Sports Journalism, Football Journalism and Global Affairs programmes. I am also the Programme Leader for the MA Creative and Cultural Industries.

My area of research explores how the journalism industry engages society, focusing specifically on Generation Z and how this cross-section of society is consuming news. I also have an interest in audience trust and the impact of misinformation and disinformation.

Prior to entering education, I worked as a radio journalist and production assistant in both commercial and Army radio.

Teaching responsibilities

Currently, I am the module leader for Journalism in Society as well as Future Trends in Journalism. I also teach Media Law and support final year project students as well as students completing projects for the MA Journalism programme.

Research interests

My interests include but are not limited to:

• Generation Z news consumption and engagement
• The impact of misinformation and disinformation
• Public perceptions of news
• Representation within journalism

Membership of professional bodies

• Fellow of the HEA

Qualifications

• PhD (Submitted and awaiting Viva Voce) Title -  Digital Media Ecosystems: An analysis of post-millennial news consumption, its impact on evolving concepts and applications in journalism
• BA (Hons) Broadcast Journalism, Nottingham Trent University
• PGDE, Nottingham Trent University

Recent conferences

• Future of Journalism 2023 (Cardiff) - Digital Media Ecosystems: An analysis of Generation Z news consumption, its impact on evolving concepts and applications in journalism
• AJE Annual Conference 2020 (Online) Engaging Post-Millennials: the impact of new digital ecosystems on the next generation’s news values
• Future of Journalism 2019 (Cardiff) - The evolution of Digital Media Eco-systems and its impact on how Post-Millennials define news

Additional interests and activities

I enjoy running Derby Dales and recently completed the London raising over £2000 for Action Medical research.