About Me
I'm a PhD candidate in neuropsycholinguistics and consultant to private clients. My advisory clients include the House of Lords, the NHS, People Primetime International, the Manchester Metropolitan University, Falmouth University, the Emotional Intelligence Academy, the YMCA, the Y Club, the Castelfield Hotel, the National Citizenship Service, Equal Education, etc. My mentoring clients range pre-academic, academic, and professional contexts. My PhD research examines the composite language and communication phenomena of schizophrenia, as relative to figurative language processing, using experimental psycholinguistic methods; my master's dissertation focused on paralinguistics: blended displays (i.e. complex facial expressions) of emotion; and my bachelor's took the form of a stylistics combined honours (i.e. linguistics with creative writing). My vocational experience includes a substantive clinical education post within NHS psychiatric services—specifically, as an interpersonal communications tutor; in parallel, I've provided consultancy services since 2011.Education
BA English with Creative Writing, Falmouth University
MA Professional Writing, Falmouth University
PhD Neuropsycholinguistics, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityExperience / Qualifications
YMCA Manchester, Manchester; 13/08/2018–03/09/2018
course designer and facilitator, ‘DICE-6’, Youth and Community Service
• interactive teaching; instructional design; evaluation
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester; 22/05/2018–
sessional lecturer, Department of Languages, Information, and Communications
• interactive teaching; instructional design; evaluation
Exeter Learning Academy, Exeter, 04/2017–08/2017
instructional designer
• interactive teaching; instructional design; evaluation
Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Exeter, 06/2015–12/2016
interpersonal communications tutor
• interactive teaching; instructional design; evaluation
Sole trader, Exeter, 01/10/2011–
consultant academic
• interactive teaching; instructional design; evaluation; (under; post)graduate supervision
Presentations and invited lectures
Workshop, ‘Situational Revision for Dangerous, Sensitive, and/or High-risk Interactions’, 27/11/2018
Workshop, ‘Linguistic, Paralinguistic, and Extralinguistic Awareness in Supportive Encounters’, 20/11/2018
Workshop, 'Decoding Multichannel Communication in Therapeutic Relationships’, 13/11/2018
Workshop, 'Intercultural and Intracultural Negotiation', 22/05/2018
Presentation, 'Formal Thought Disorder, Creativity, and Figurative Language', Digital Semantics Symposium, 18/10/2017
Award in Education and Training, Level 3; Highfield ABC, 09/10/2018
First Aid in the Workplace, Level 3; Highfield ABC, 03/10/2018
Paediatric First Aid, Level 3; Highfield ABC, 05/10/2018
Good Clinical Practice (primary care), National Institute for Health Research, 24/04/2018
Good Clinical Practice (secondary care), National Institute for Health Research, 24/04/2018
Advanced-Level Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care, IQ Level 3; Skills for Care and Development; 08/03/2017
HRA Researcher Training, Health Research Authority, Manchester Metropolitan University, 24/02/2017
MMU Research Integrity, Health Research Authority, Manchester Metropolitan University, 24/02/2017
Diploma in Health and Social Care, IQ Level 3; Skills to Group Ltd.; 31/01/2017
Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression, Level 2 (instructor); Ethical Care, Control, and Restraint; 24/06/2016
Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care, Skills to Group Ltd., 21/04/2016
Good Clinical Practice (primary care), National Institute for Health Research, 05/02/2016
Good Clinical Practice (secondary care), National Institute for Health Research, 05/02/2016
Facial Action Coding System, coder certification; Paul Ekman International Plc.; 20/11/2015
Care Certificate, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, 06/07/2015
Micro Expression Training, eMETT 3.0; Paul Ekman International Plc.; 10/04/2015
Subtle Expression Training, eSETT 3.0; Paul Ekman International Plc.; 04/04/2015