portfolio CV
current / forthcoming
‘Leaving Early, Not Left Behind’, chapter in progress/forthcoming 2027
‘Haunted Ground: Asylum Burial Grounds, Working-Class Folklore and the Informal Archives of Institutional Death’ Accepted 20-minute paper, The Everyday Heritage and Afterlives of Asylum Burial Grounds in Britain and Ireland, online workshop, 27 October 2026.
‘The Hollow Fetch’, Kipling Journal 405, forthcoming 1 September 2026
Actively reviewing ‘The Folklore of the Tanat Valley / Chwedlau Gwerin Dyffryn Tanat’ by Dr Jack Hunter, Plenty Wenlock Press, 2025. July 2026.
publications, chapters, reviews & editorial work
Actively reviewing ‘The Folklore of the Tanat Valley / Chwedlau Gwerin Dyffryn Tanat’ by Dr Jack Hunter, Plenty Wenlock Press, 2025. July 2026.
Editorial contribution to two chapters, ‘Supporting Working-Class Students in Higher Education: Developing Your Class-Conscious Practice’, Nadine Cavigioli, Stacey Mottershaw and Rachael O’Connor, Insider Guides to Success in Academia, Taylor & Francis Ltd, October 2025.
peer review & academic service
Acknowledged reviewer, Educational & Child Psychology, Volume 43, Number 1. The British Psychological Society, July 2026. Credited among reviewers thanked for their contribution to the special issue Reimagining Educational Psychology: Listening to the Next Generation - Part 3: Reaching the Vulnerable in Complex and Rapidly Evolving Communities and Systems.
Reader, Orwell Youth Prize, The Orwell Foundation, March 2026. Reviewed anonymised submissions from young writers aged 11–18, providing written feedback on argument, style and voice.
reviewed academic essays
‘Authenticity, Mediation and the “Cunning Woman” in Late Nineteenth-Century Folkloristics’ - Centre of Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford
‘Recognising Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Higher Education: How Institutional Definitions Shape Support, Visibility and Belonging’ - Lancaster University
‘Unveiling Restoration Practices: Investigating the Restoration of New Kingdom Royal Mummies during Egypt's Third Intermediate Period’ - University of Manchester
conference papers, talks & proposals
‘Belonging at a Distance: Inclusive Design for NEET Youth’. Accepted research poster, RIDE26: Research in Distance Education Conference, University of London, March 2026. A UK-focused scoping review exploring how online and alternative education models can better support young people who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET, with attention to exclusion, belonging and inclusive learning design.
awards & funding
First Prize, John McGivering Writing Prize 2026
Paul Mellon Centre MA/MPhil Studentship Recipient 2026/27
Commended, Outstanding Alumni Contribution to Social Responsibility Award 2025, 2026
Office for Students Data Science Scholarship Recipient 2024/25
Finalist, The Postgrad Awards Masters Student of the Year 2024
Finalist, UNiDAYS Student Woman of the Year 2024
Finalist, Outstanding Contribution to Young People Award 2024
Top 100 Big Issue Changemakers in the UK 2024
Finalist, Young Global Changer 2024
Points of Light Award Recipient 2023
nasen Changemaker of the Year Recipient 2023
EPIC Awards Inspirational Founder Award Recipient 2023
University of Manchester President’s Medal for Social Responsibility Recipient 2023
University of Manchester Student of the Year Recipient 2023
BBC Make a Difference Awards Volunteer of the Year Recipient 2022
Finalist, NAPCE Raising Awareness About Pastoral Care in Education Award 2022
Platinum Jubilee Champion Recipient 2022
Blagrave Trust Challenge and Change Youth Changemaker Award Recipient 2022/23
Birmingham Commonwealth Games Gen22: Ideas Made Real Changemaker Recipient 2022
Sunshine Radio Young Achiever of the Year Award Recipient 2020
education & training
MA, Master of Arts in History of Art with Curating at Birkbeck, University of London
Short Course, ‘Spellbound: A History of Witchcraft, Magic and the Occult’, Imperial College London
MRes, Master of Research in Education and Social Justice at Lancaster University
Short Course, ‘The Practice of Magic in Medieval Society’ at Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford
Short Course, ‘Inherited Tales’ at Cardiff University
Short Course, ‘A History of Folklore’ at Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford
MSc, Master of Science in Genomic Medicine at the University of Exeter
MSc, Master of Science in Biomedical Egyptology at the University of Manchester