the turn to things requires a reconsideration of where knowledge resides—can humans and non-humans only be accessed and known relationally, as they meet? or can there be a thing-in-itself, individuals-in-themselves, and a third space where they encounter each other? (godin, 2022, p. 122)
i’m always open to students/colleagues who want to collaborate or engage in mentorship as i carve my way toward becoming a practitioner-scholar.
<aside> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ab/a4/43/aba4438bd58def4c7976426d2b015fdc.jpg" alt="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ab/a4/43/aba4438bd58def4c7976426d2b015fdc.jpg" width="40px" /> i see myself as a scholar whose work only feels complete when it is shared, which is why i also practise as an impact practitioner at the interface of research, institutions and public engagement. at the moment my thinking is taking the shape of books and i am working on three projects, which are listed below. they sit on top of earlier research that still matters to me: my phd on creative workshops with young women in residential and out-of-home placements (within the youth justice sector) and my distinction-awarded ma on online autobiographical monologues, gender and sexuality.
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biases in research methods: how to collaborate with the ghosts and monsters of research? routledge. scheduled for publication 2026. ******investigates hidden assumptions using hauntological and monster-theoretical research tools.
the show must go on (even after we’re gone!): drag, memory and the business of dying routledge. publication details forthcoming. ******reads drag as a performative site where death is mourned, managed and made marketable
navigating knowledge exchange and research assessment as creative practitioners: making impact, making art palgrave macmillan. expected publication date pending. ******explores how creative organisations produce, value and measure impact.
i’ve opted not to document my works as there are more convenient platforms available like google scholar (link above) and my orcid (0000-0003-1825-6146) to track my publications. i curate the chiaroscuro, a space for my writings on mnemohistory, hauntology and monster culture, along with contributions from across the globe.
the chiaroscuro is a handpicked hauntology-focused platform that i oversee, dedicated to the integration of academic and non-academic perspectives in exploring hauntology and its related viewpoints.
in the summer of 2023, i collaborated with accessed, an ngo committed to empowering students from underrepresented backgrounds. together we co-created a research-based tutorial pack for key stage 5 sociology and psychology called ‘girlhood chronicles: experiences of girls in the past few years’. it was published on 27 november 2023 and is available for access here. it’s an open-access resource.
i split my time (and brain cells) between the uk and taiwan. teaching, talking about research and all that jazz. i’ve scribbled down a few examples further down.
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i’ve been working with dr jeremy chang over at the institute of education, national sun yat-sen university in kaohsiung, taiwan. usually it’s jeremy in person with the students and me beaming in online from afar. one highlight was our keynote hauntology and teacher beliefs in spring 2024: digging into historical ghosts, uncertain futures and invisible forces in teaching, all the spooky-but-useful stuff that shapes how teachers do their thing.
autumn 2025 we co-taught dark pedagogy: teaching through discomfort for ma and phd students. the idea: discomfort, uncertainty and even failure aren’t problems; they’re tools. we folded them into teaching and learning to spark curiosity, reflection and intellectual growth and mixed philosophy, psychology, critical pedagogy and a bit of hauntology magic. both courses ran in a blended style, in-person and online, and were honestly a lot of fun.
postgrad life and academia in general can be proper exhausting and let’s be honest, sometimes a bit belittling. but along the way i’ve met some wonderfully kind academics and supervisors who actually made it feel human and that’s the kind of vibe i’d love to pass on myself one day.