About

I am Assistant Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND). I teach on our SEND and Child and Youth Studies programmes. My research interests include families, marginalised groups, exclusion, social policy and the influence of attitudes and practice on the lived experience.

Teaching responsibilities

I am a Lecturer in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Child and Youth Studies

I am a Module Leader and lecture on a range of modules within SEND, these include:

• Personal, Professional and Academic Skills
• Exploring Cognition and Learning
• Engaging in Employability
• Developing Employability
• SEND in Context
• Language and Communication
• Social Policy: Context and Implications
• SEND and Inclusion
• Understanding and Managing Children and Young People’s Behaviour

Professional interests

My professional interests include:

• SEND
• Social Policy
• Inclusion
• Cognition and Learning
• Social and Emotional Health
• Language
• Families

Research interests

I am currently researching for a PhD exploring how same-sex families conceptualise their family unit and the influence of external and internal factors.

Membership of professional bodies

 I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) Education Studies
• Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education 
• MA Education