I'm a lecturer at the Manchester Institute of Education. My research and teaching focuses broadly on education, inequality, and social justice. 

As a mixed methods researcher, I have a particular interest in evaluation and research methods, and their underlying philosophical foundations. My work aims to provide accessible accounts in this area, including A Short Guide to Ontology and Epistemology, with a specific focus on critical realism. 

My various research interests are united by a focus on equitable education systems. In particular, I explore the ways that education systems can reproduce inequalities, as well as the opportunities for transformation. 

My recent work has included a number of strands: 

• Access to university, with a focus on UCAS personal statements. 
• Graduate outcomes from HE (students' political attitudes and graduates' job quality).
• Elite private education and its impact. 

In addition, I am active in publishing on critical realism, and its implications for research designs and methodologies. 

I teach on MSc Research Methods, MA International Education, PGR Training Programme, and BSc Education. Although my teaching commitments vary from year to year, I have a particular focus on research methods. The following are indicative of my contributions: 

• EDUC 60011 Engaging with Education Research
• EDUC 71331 Concepts and Practices of International Education
• EDUC 60452 Research Methods II
• EVDV 70022 Quantitative Research
• EDUC 71232 Intercultural Engagement at Work and in Communities

I also supervise dissertation projects for both MA International Education and BSc Education. 

I am a Fellow of Advance HE (awarded in 2023).