United Kingdom
My work is deeply engaged in co-building solutions for technologically-facilitated gender-based violence and health inequities, with specific attention to misinformation, representation, and privacy. I have particular expertise in the feminine technologies (FemTech) industry, where I research, consult, and promote equity, inclusion, and intersectionality within the women's health ecosystem. This work offers wider benefits concerning the global health of women, such as those outlined in the UN Sustainable Development Goals regarding Women and Girls, and in particular targets focusing on sexual and reproductive health. Recent projects include: advocating for the inclusion of digital gendered harms (including digital health) within the UK Online Safety Bill; reproductive justice and data surveillance in a post Roe v. Wade world; and co-building digital literacy toolkits to combat technologically-enabled gender-based violence and digital reproductive coercion. I am convener for the Postgraduate Taught Programme in Global Communications at the University of Glasgow. I am an experienced teacher, researcher, public speaker, and author with international experience in the non-profit sector and formal academia and am available to speak or consult on any of the above topics. I am the author of three books, many journal articles, and have held grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Research England, among others. I am service oriented, passionate about people, and motivated by bringing together formal academic tools with technology, industry, and social justice. I hold a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of British Columbia.
Challenge-led teaching and programme design for Media and Communications. My research and project interests are diverse, spanning the philosophy of hospitality to industry and policy-driven impact on ameliorating health inequity and gender based violence.
Working on FemTech, AI and hospitality, (post)feminism, and postdigital intimacies. Open to supervising postgraduate students in these areas and collaborating on inclusive approaches to women's digital health.
Motivated student success across a wide range of courses; developed innovative new modules, bringing communications theory together with practical applications in public policy and research-creation; supported grant applications and student research projects and internships; published scholarly work and delivered conference presentations.
Educational consultation; developed and researched various public programs; chaired and organized the innagural Mellon Foundation conference; consulted on 9/11 Foundation strategic initiatives (future exhibitions, foundation relevance, post secondary liason, proposed education institute); researched projects on public culture and hospitality, market volatility and political unrest, and museum practices; wrote and edited publications for public and academic audiences.