Profile
I am an environmental sociolinguist dedicated to using linguistics as a strategic tool to bring about change. Since 2016, I have been working as a research assistant, and since 2022, I have been a postdoctoral research associate. My work focuses on addressing the climate crisis by promoting new stories-to-live-by and using my academic platform to amplify the voices of marginalised communities.
I thrive in interdisciplinary contexts where I aim to share my passion for linguistics while learning and opening my mind to other perspectives through knowledge exchange. This applies to both theory and methods. My expertise lies in qualitative methods, which more recently include co-creation and creative methods, but I strive for holistic approaches that combine qualitative methods with quantitative ones.
I am deeply committed to the social cause of language endangerment and advocate for environmental justice through this lens. As a proud first-generation scholar, I am passionate about equality and driven by a desire to contribute to a better world for all living beings.
Employment
Jan 2024–present, University of Liverpool
Research Associate on Borderscapes https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/languages-cultures-and-film/research/projects/borderscapes/Sep 2022–Jan 2024, University of Cambridge
Research Associate on Action Research for Research Culture https://www.arrc.group.cam.ac.ukJan–May 2023, University of Cambridge
Teaching Fellow in English varietiesJan–Feb 2023, University of Liverpool
Visiting Lecturer in Sociolinguistics of ItalyJul 2022, Edge Hill University
Summer Residential Visiting Lecturer for English LanguageMar 2020–July 2022, University of Liverpool
Research AssistantJul–Aug 2018, University of Manchester
Research AssistantJun-Dec 2016, University of Gloucestershire
Research Assistant
Education
PhD in Sociolinguistics, 2023
University of Liverpool, UK
Buchanan Graduate Teaching Fellow (a 4-year studentship)MA in Linguistics, 2018
University of Manchester, UK
Awarded the Philological Society Master’s BursaryBA in English Language and Linguistics, 2017
University of Gloucestershire, UK
Awarded English Prize