Qualifications:
B.A. First Class Honours, University of Worcester (Sociology/History) - 2000
PhD - Geography - ‘Stress in agriculture: the patriarchal way of life of farm families in Powys' - Coventry University - 2004
PGCHET (Post Graduate Certificate of Higher Education Teaching) - May 2007
Research/Academic Posts
2006 - Present - Lecturer - School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering,
2005 - 2006 - Lecturer - School of Geography - Queen's University, Belfast
2005-2006 - Lecturer - School of Geography, University of Worcester
2004 -2005 - Countryside Agency - ‘Diversity Review Advisor'
General Interests
Contemporary and historical rural, social relations; impacts on land-use; suicide and stress in farming family's; representation of the countryside; gender/feminist theory; gender mainstreaming and equality agendas in planning policy; qualitative methodology
Special/Current Interests
Agricultural Change, coping and perceptions of well-being - UK and Canada
Discourses and usage of Rural Support Networks
Qualitative methodology/memory/feminist research
The Women's Land Army/agricultural land-use planning during World War Two
Teaching/Co-ordination
Module co-coordinator - 110EVP104 - Introduction to Planning Research Skills
" " 110EVP213 - Planning Theory and Society
" " 210EVP314 - Themes in Spatial Planning - Gender/Rural Development
(Co-ordinated/Taught jointly with Dr. Ruth McAreavey)
Contributions to Other Modules
EVP311 - Independent Research Project - supervision/teaching - undergraduate
115EVP311 - Masters Level - Dissertation Supervision - Environmental Planning
210EVP826 - " " " " Urban/Rural Design
Administrative Roles
Level Two - Year Advisor
Open Day Co-coordinator
Personal Development Planning
Personal Tutor
Member of Environmental Planning Teaching Committee
Member of Environmental Planning Research Committee
