Role

Senior Lecturer & Postgraduate Coordinator

Biography

I studied Botany at Durham University, a masters in crop protection at Reading University and completed a PhD in Plant Pathology at Imperial College in London. I started my teaching career in the FE sector and then moved to HE teaching, gaining experience of curriculum and programme design in consultation with industry. I now have a dual role within the College as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sustainable Environments and as Postgraduate Co-ordinator for taught postgraduate provision. I have an interest in quality assurance, learning enhancement and with student transition to studies at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Botany (University of Durham)

MSc Technology of Crop Production (University of Reading)

PhD Plant Pathology (Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London)

Diploma of Imperial College

Fellow HE Academy

Subject Areas

Plant Science, Plant Pathology and Crop Protection

Research

I am currently undertaking a pilot study on the perceptions and effectiveness of formative assessment used with first year HE students at Writtle College.

Publications