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My role
My role is Programme Manager for Arts and Humanities at the Lifelong Learning Centre (LLC). I lead the Arts and Humanities Foundation Year and manage relevant modules. I support students across their Foundation Year studies and contribute to module teaching. I manage the Arts and Humanities programme team and programme delivery across all aspects of the course. My research interests include History of Art and interdisciplinary studies.
My professional experience in teaching and learning from 2004 onwards includes a range of contexts and settings: museum and gallery learning, further education and higher education. I joined the LLC in 2013. I have a Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Lifelong Learning (University of Huddersfield, 2014) and hold Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
My academic background is in the History of Art. I was awarded a PhD from the University of Leeds in 2011. My doctoral thesis ‘The sculptural garment? body, performance and architecturality in the 1970s’ explored interdisciplinary art practices of contemporary women sculptors. My project developed research interests from my MA in Sculpture Studies (University of Leeds, 2005) and BA in History of Modern Art (University of Manchester, 2004).
Research interests
- Interdisciplinary pedagogies
- Foundation year learning and teaching
- Level 0 arts and humanities
- Widening participation
- Sculpture studies
- Interdisciplinary art practice
- Critical and contextual studies
Qualifications
- Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
- Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Lifelong Learning)
- PhD History of Art
- MA Sculpture Studies
- BA History of Modern Art
Professional memberships
- Member of Society for Education and Training
- Member of Foundation Year Network