Teaching responsibilities

I am the Module Lead and currently teach the following:

• Reflective Practice - Stage 1
• Protecting and Safeguarding Children - Stage 1
• Developing Practice with Research Methods - Stage 2
• Independent Studies - Stage 3

Additionally, I have previously lectured on the Masters in Public Health programme, and I was the module lead for the Introduction to Health Promotion and Health Improvement, which addresses current public health issues in the UK, some of these concepts and issues are mirrored to a global context.

Research interests

• Race, Equity and Higher Education
• Decolonization of the Curriculum
• Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
• Critical Race Theory as an Analytical and Transformational Tool in Educational Research
• Postcolonial Studies and Teacher Training in Higher Education
• Race, Crime and Mental Health
• My Master's dissertation explored 'How the experiences and role of the black academic in higher education could create an inclusive curriculum by encouraging positive attitudes in students and scholars'

Membership of professional bodies

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• National Institute for Health Research

Qualifications

• BA (Hons)
• MA. Ed
• PG Cert (HE)
• Cert in YCD (JNC)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Level 3 Assessor in Teaching, Assessment and Quality Assurance (TAQA)

Recent conferences

• Audience with Doreen Lawrence
• Building a Culturally Competent Curriculum
• The Racial Diversity of the Academic Workforce
• Departmental Student and Staff Anti-Oppressive Practice Conference
• The Future of Race Equality in Higher Education
• University of Derby Learning and Teaching conference-Driving Student Engagement and Success

Additional interests and activities

• External Academic Advisor to Birmingham City University-MA in Black Studies and BA (Hons) in Black Studies and Crime Programmes
• The Vice-Chair of the Universities Staff Race Equality Network
• Member of the Universities Race Equality Charter Self-Assessment Team
• Member of the Universities Academic Equality and Inclusivity Group
• Member of the Universities Student Success Programme Board
• I represent the College of Health, Psychology and Social Care on the Universities Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
• I represent the Department of Social and Community Studies on the Awarding Gap Group
• Undergraduate and Masters student's Independent Scholarship supervisor
• I am the Vice-Chair of the Shiefton Supplementary School in Nottingham