I am currently working as a sociology lecturer at the University of Hull, UK. I run both undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Social Theory and in Qualitative Research Methodology and Communications Studies.

Cyberbullying and Internet safety

I recently held a Research Fellowship post working on the Insafe project in the Cyberspace Research Unit at the University of Central Lancashire. This involved working  at European, national and local levels with a variety of key stakeholders to research, design and deliver child Internet safety materials to a range of audiences. This included speaking at European Commission training events and national education conferences, as well as to local children and young people, parents, teachers, educationalists and out of school service providers such as the anti-bullying alliance, child welfare officers, Lancashire children’s safeguarding board etc. I was also a member of the DfES cyberbullying taskforce, advising on policy and best practice guidelines. I continue to work with both EUN Schoolnet and the mobile and internet industry advising on eSafety and have recently been involved in a number of projects producing a range of educational materials for use in schools.

University Certificate in Child Safety on the Internet