Research Interests

My PhD thesis - Community, de-industrialisation, and post-industrial regeneration in a Merseyside town: St. Helens, 1968-2018 - examined the impact of de-industrialisation and urban regeneration on (working-class) communities in 20th/21st century England.

Alongside my thesis, I worked, in conjunction with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, on a community oral history of Binley colliery in Coventry.

I have also published about pedagogy, regarding the experiences of postgraduates who teach and the concept of student archives. I have led research projects on the history of the Arts Faculty at Warwick and on the development of Active Bystander training for PGRs who teach. I was part of the initial team behind the Warwick Postgraduate Teaching Community.

Since finishing my thesis, I have developed work in the area of sports history and have a piece on the links between rugby league and community due for publication in 2024. Linked to my thesis research, interest in oral history, and previous work at the Modern Records Centre, I am working on an article about labour history archives.

Selected Publications

As sole author

Articles

• '"It's a good job that we've got a damn good rugby team, otherwise we'd have nothing to be hopeful about": rugby league and working-class community in de-industrialising England', Cycnos, (2024)
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• 'Coal and community: an oral history of Binley colliery', Oral History, 52:2 (2024, forthcoming)
• 'There's no 'I' in Teams: creating community in the online classroom', Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice, 1 (2021), 33-39.
• 'Best practice versus reality: Arts at Warwick, coronavirus, and remote interviewing in oral history', ExchangesLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, 8:4 (2021), 113-125.
• 'Strike at Pilkingtons: 50 years on', North West Labour History, 45 (2020), 53-59.
• 'Queens of the coal age: Lancashire Women Against Pit Closures and the Parkside Pit Camp, 1992-94', North West Labour HistoryLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, 44 (2019), 12-16.

Blogs and Other

• 'Coal and community: an oral history of Binley Colliery', Oral History Society Blog (April 2022)
• 'Town centre regeneration, community, and the involvement of local residents'Link opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, Centre for the History of Retail and Distribution (CHORDLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window) Conference Blogs (University of Wolverhampton, 2019)
• 'Review of La prison des pauvres: l'expérience des workhouses en AngleterreLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window' (IHR Reviews in History, 2018)

I have also written a selection of pieces about PhD Life for the University of Warwick Library's blog.

As co-author

Articles & Chapters

• 'The opportunities and challenges of the student archive: Then&Now: Arts at Warwick', 77-104 in: Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano, Maida Gruden, Andrija Stojanovic (eds.), They:Live. Exploring Student Lives Through Photography, Oral History, and Context-Based Art, (Tirant Humanidades, Valencia, 2024) (with Dr. Josh Patel, Lauren Sleight, Dr. Kathryn Woods)
• 'From pit head to wildlife haven: Binley Colliery and Claybrookes Marsh nature reserve (Coventry)', Northern Mine Research Society Newsletter, (February 2022), 4-5 (with Daniel Loveard, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust)
• 'Then & Now: Arts at Warwick student project: co-creation in the Covid-19 crisis', ExchangesLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, 8:4 (2021), 55-75 (with Dr. Kathryn Woods)
• 'Then & Now: Arts at Warwick introduction', ExchangesLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, 8:4 (2021), 1-8 (with Dr. Kathryn Woods)

Other

• 'Memories of Binley Colliery: An Oral History Project', (2021), 16pp., with Daniel Loveard (Warwickshire Wildlife Trust), Dan Smith, Fu Ge Yang, Kiera Evans, Amy Halliday (University of Warwick)

As editor

• 'Special Issue: The MRC at 50', Exchanges, (2024, forthcoming)
• 'Pilot launch issue: postgraduate pandemic pedagogies', Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice, 1 (2021)
• 'Special Issue: Then & Now: Arts at Warwick', ExchangesLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, 8:4 (2021)

Qualifications

• 2022, DPhil, History, University of Warwick
• 2017, MA (Bac+5), Etudes Anglophones, Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis
• 2015, BA(Hons), French & History, University of Warwick

Previous Positions

• 2023, Outreach & Widening Participation Officer, Modern Records Centre
• 2022-23, Doctoral Training Manager, Faculty of Arts, University of Warwick
• 2021-22, Postgraduate Development Officer, Doctoral College, University of Warwick