Meet the people who make up STEM Faculty.
I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing and Communications, in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Faculty at the Open University.
After studying Communications Engineering and Electronics at Liverpool University I worked in the telecoms industry as a Design Engineer designing structured cabling systems. I went on to complete a PhD at Leeds University in the area of mobile communications which was funded by a departmental scholarship and start-up company sponsorship. On completion of my PhD I worked at Leeds Metropolitan University, initially as a Researcher, and then as a Lecturer where I developed courses and taught in various areas including mobile communications and networking.
I joined the Open University in 2006 initially as a Research Fellow, working on a project concerned with women in STEM careers, before becoming a Lecturer in 2008, then a Senior Lecturer in 2016.
I currently work on various computing and communications modules and qualifications.
I am also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).
My current research interests include:
I am a member of TERG (Technology and Education Research Group) and currently supervising two postgraduate students.
I am currently chairing Stage 1 module Computing Fundamentals 1: concepts and Python programming (TM110). I am also on the module team for other undergraduate modules in the area of communications technologies (TM255, TM355).
I was a founding member and Associate Editor for the International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology.
