Experience

School for Business and Society, University of York

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Undergraduate Programmes. Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)

  • Jul 2023 - Present



Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Lecturer in HRM and OB

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2023

  2020 - 2022 PG placement Lead NBS 2019 Course Leader Ba Business Management and Human Resources 2020 - 2022 PG placement Lead NBS 2019 Course Leader Ba Business Management and Human Resources



Lancaster University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer in Organizational Health and Wellbeing

  • Mar 2015 - Jul 2018

  Blended Learning PhD's:I develop interactive and innovative teaching methods across the courses I teach on to work with blended learning PhD candidates who are usually professionals with extensive work experience (often in HR fields). Lead convenor 406 Healthy Organisations. I lead the creation and management of a high level PhD syllabus concerned with the maintenance of wellbeing at work Lead convenor 529 Qualitative Data Analysis. I lead the management and delivery of this qualitative mini moduleCo-convenor - Ethics. I contribute to materials and teaching for this 3rd year UG course.Academic Tutor of PG research (3 current students): I encourage and facilitate the development of early stage PhD researchers, guiding them through the initial two year taught phase before they are allocated a supervisor. The support I provide usually occurs through skype chats and constructive advice on their work.PhD supervisor (4 current students) : I foster the intellectual growth of blended learning PhD students of the research phase of the programme. This requires a constant appraisal of relevant literatures and an up to date knowledge of political/policy debates and developments in a wide range of topic areas revolving around wellbeing, mental health, and safety at work. I appraise/advise on large volumes of PhD work in preparation for a student to undergo their final examination (viva). Admissions tutorInternal Viva examinerActive researcher on organisational wellbeing issues through both internal and external fundingConfirmation panel member External consultant Show less

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

  Fixed term part time post. Responsible for an indicative literature review concerning how young adults manage and cope with type 1 diabetes and the transition to university

• Research Associate

  • Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

  Fixed term part time post analysing data and taking a key role in compiling a report for the EAPC (European Association for Palliative Care) entitled "Mapping palliative care systems in long term care facilities in Europe".

• Demonstrator/Mentor in Human Geography (2014-2015)

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2015

  •Gave one to one advice on the feasibility of a variety of dissertation topics.•Facilitated practical sessions concerning dissertation methods and ethics.•Delivered a presentation on qualitative research methods focussing upon ethnography and participant observation, the common problems associated with them, and how to address these when they arise.•Advised students on the ethical implications of particular research methods both in practical sessions and on a one to one basis.•Discussed how to negotiate access to research sites and maintain professional relationships.•Advised students on how to begin defining a research problem and investigating relevant literatures. Show less

• Tutor - 1st yr Organisation Work and Technology (2011- 2013) and 1st & 2nd yr Geography (2011-2015)

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2015

  •Responsible for three tutor groups of up to 30 students at a time.• Develop and produce teaching and learning materials to convey important course content to UK and international students and to act as prompts for discussion.•Design, provide and discuss handouts concerning referencing skills, presentation skills, critical reading and essay writing.•Peer reviewed as having implemented innovative teaching practices surrounding the use of IT and group work during seminars. I made use of power point to update slides in class as the students presented ideas derived from ‘buzz groups’ (Biggs and Tang, 2007, p141). Described as ‘very competent’ where ‘the students were moved to become involved’, and as having ‘made good use of the available technology in the seminar room’.•Mark and moderate student coursework assignments and presentations.•Mark exam scripts.•Provide high quality feedback both in writing and in person on student assignments.•Answer email queries.•Develop an amiable demeanour and the ability to effectively communicate important information consistently across dealings with multiple students.•In Human Geography I advised students about many key issues from the course including demographic trends, urbanisation, globalisation, social and economic inequalities, and issues of risk and sustainability.•In OWT I advise on issues of Taylorism, Human Relations, Corporate Culture and concepts from Max Weber,Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim. Show less

• Student Learning Advisor at Effective Learning Drop-In Sessions

  • Jan 2014 - Nov 2014

  •Advise students on issues of grammar, structure, style, referencing and plagiarism in their assessments on a one- to one basis.

• Tutor/Marker in second year Organisation Work and Technology

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  •Responsible for two tutor groups of up to 15 students each.•Organise debates between the students in order to encourage engagement.•Advise students on key issues concerning Human Resource Development in the New Economy.•Advise students on theoretically informed approached to the topic e.g. Foucauldian approaches.•Provide essay-writing support.•Mark and moderate coursework assignments.

• LUMS transition co-ordinator

  • Sep 2012 - May 2014

  Diversity: Transition Guide Co-ordinator in Lancaster University Management School 2012-2014•Co-ordinate a mentor scheme for first year international students.• Provide materials to help to improve academic performance and to help students to settle into a new environment.•Train mentors to provide effective advice for first year students.•Train mentors in issues of cultural diversity.•Gathered important feedback on the scheme in the first year that was used to further develop it in the second.•Contributed to the identification of areas for improvement in terms of the materials provided on the course.•Respond to student queries and sensitive concerns via email and face to face.•Organise a number of events, providing catering, entertainment, activities and materials for up to 100 students at a time.•Co-ordinate the work of students to arrange appropriate activities for some of the events.•Monitor student attendance at meetings and follow this up where appropriate. Show less

• Facilitator for ‘Research @Work’ module: concerned with placement year preparation

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2014

  •Assisted students with preparing for placement by highlighting and discussing with them how to balance work with the completion of the dissertation.•Encouraged students to consider the practicalities of particular methods and whether or not they would be appropriate.•Discussed the importance of research ethics during placements with students.•Facilitated group work concerning some of the positive and negative aspects of a variety of research methods.•Encouraged students to consider the importance of different research methodologies e.g. interpretive/positivist. Show less

• Open Day Assistant

  • Sep 2009 - 2012

• Demonstrator/Marker/Mentor

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2010

  •Demonstrated statistical and GIS based skills such as SPSS and Arc Map answering questions and helping the students to grasp the concepts. I developed teaching and explanation skills alongside refreshing my own understanding of these concepts.•Monitored online web service answering students’ questions/difficulties.•Marked undergraduate coursework developing assessment, moderation, and consistency skills.•Mentored a group of 6 students, instructing them in how best to begin to read journal articles and what they can be used for in essays. This developed teaching and explanatory skills and an ability to maintain an approachable demeanour and supportive environment for students. Show less

• ‘Promoting Walking and Cycling: New Perspectives on Sustainable Travel' (Pooley, 2013)

  • Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

  •Responsible for data entry •Used AtlasTi to code complex interview data •Took an active part in coding meetings



Lancashire Mind

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director and Trustee

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2018



Clear Links

• Lancaster University

• Support Services Specialist

  • Oct 2009 - Jun 2010

  •Developed academic note-taking, communication and sensitivity skills through working relationships with disabled clients, this involved a need to recognise what they did and did not want or require help with. •Assisted students with lab work involving the setting up and monitoring of complex experiments. •Developed academic note-taking, communication and sensitivity skills through working relationships with disabled clients, this involved a need to recognise what they did and did not want or require help with. •Assisted students with lab work involving the setting up and monitoring of complex experiments.