My Role

In 2024/25, I convene, teach seminars on and deliver lectures for the year-long core module ENGL100 Literature in Time: Continuity and Change. I also teach seminars and lecture on the core module ENGL201 The Theory and Practice of Criticism. I also teach my Term 1 MA module Tudor Gothic and my Term 2 underegraduate module ENGL393 Premodern Gothic. I also deliver lectures for a range of modules including ENGL101 World Literature, ENGL102 Literature, Place and Space, ENGL202 Late Medieval to Early Modern, ENGL306 Shakespeare and ENGL308 Contemporary Literature.

I am EL&CW's Student Voice Lead and a member of the Department's Recruitment and Admissions Team.

Career Details

I joined the Department in 2006. I completed my BA, MA and PhD at Cardiff University. I gained my PGCtHE from Aberystwyth University (2003). I have previously taught at Aberystwyth University (2001-4) and Canterbury Christ Church University (2004-6).

During my career at Lancaster University, I have held the following administrative roles: Part One Director (2007-10); Employability Officer (2011-14); Convenor of the MA in English Literary Studies (2015-21); Department Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). In 2022, I was awarded the Dean's Award for Outstanding Contribution in EDI.

External Roles

I was co-editor of Literature Compass: Renaissance (March 2015-May 2016)

I was a member of the Renaissance Editorial Board for Literature Compass (September 2009-15)

I served as an elected member of the Society for Renaissance Studies Council (May 2008-2014)http://www.rensoc.org.uk/), and I was the acting Membership Secretary 2011-12 . From 2012-14, I chaired the judging panel for the Renaissance Studies article prize.

Additional Information

I co-convene the Northern Premodern Seminar (formerly the Northern Premodern Seminar): http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/northern-premodern-seminar/ Please contact me if you would like to organise a seminar or join the seminar's mailing list.

I am a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (HEA).

PhD Supervision Interests

I am currently supervising PhD theses on surrealist art and classical myth, classical myth and creative writing, early modern revenge and biopolitics Previously, I have supervised postgraduate research on: Ovid and crip/queer queer theory; sixteenth-century occult poetics; Long Meg of Westminster; early modern mazes; transcultural migrations and Chinese identities I would especially welcome research students working on the following aspects of late medieval, early modern and premodern texts (broadly defined): classical mythology in anglophone cultures; material culture; embodiment; marginalised writers I am happy to co-supervise Creative Writing theses. Please contact me if your are particularly interested in pursuing postgraduate research in any of these areas.