I am a researcher and educator in English language and linguistics, with a specialism in corpus linguistics. I apply corpus methods to explore how English is used in a range of contexts, including casual conversation and public communications. My research harnesses the power of technology to better understand how people use language.

I am a member of the Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics (ACAL), within which I am Director of the Aston Corpus Linguistics Research Group and host of the Aston Originals CorpusCast podcast.

I am a member of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Executive Committee.

I sit on the committee of the BAAL Corpus Linguistics Special Interest Group as Communications Officer.

I am a member of the IVACS Advisory Board.

I am an Associate Editor of Humanities & Social Sciences Communications and sit on the Board of Referees of Research in Corpus Linguistics.

Before joining Aston, I held research positions at the University of Leeds and Cambridge Assessment English (University of Cambridge).

I offer linguistics consultancy on a freelance basis, regularly working with non-academic partners to apply linguistic research to industry challenges. Please contact me if you are interested in working with me.

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Qualifications:
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Advance HE, 2021
PhD Linguistics, Lancaster University, 2018
MA Language and Linguistics, Lancaster University, 2014
BA Hons Linguistics, Lancaster University, 2013

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