Education

If my approach to teaching was a poem, it would be

My approach to teaching is grounded in bringing together critical pedagogies and geographical thought to create learning environments where my students and I are encouraged to explore and question the world around us.  

This stems from my own experience of being taught by educators at The Hollyfield School, Newcastle University, University of Oxford and University College London who encouraged me to ask questions and follow my intellectual curiosities. These educators inspired me to try and foster the same curiosity and critical thinking in my classes.  

I’ve been fortunate to be able to teach a range of topics from introductory classes on global economic change through to a specialist final year field course to Accra. I’m also one of those slightly odd people who enjoys teaching about geographical thought and practice!  

My contributions to education have been recognised with the Royal Geographical Society’ with IBG’s Taylor and Francis Award for excellence in teaching and learning in higher education. I have also served as a member of the Advisory Group for the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Geography, and I am currently a trustee for the Geographical Association – the subject association for teachers of geography.  More recently, I was elected by my colleagues in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at QMUL to be their representative on Senate, which is the body responsible for the academic activity of the University.