Meet the people who make up STEM Faculty.
Senior Lecturer And Staff Tutor In Engineering And Innovation
I worked at the OU for 25 years as an Associate Lecturer and Staff Tutor. In my substantive post within the School of Engineering and Innovation I managed Associate Lecturers on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules. I have been Lead Staff Tutor and Scholarship lead for the School.
I spent several years on secondment 2 days a week to the Open programme where I was Qualification Director for the MA/MSc Open masters programme. and production and presentation chair for the 30 credit interdiciplinary module YXM130 Marking you learning count.
In 2025, I completed a Doctorate in Education, looking at the experiences of students who take a deferral of their studies.
My other research has focused on three key themes: academic development, supporting students and staff with disabilities and communications with students.
I was production chair for a new version of YXM130 Making your Learning Count.
I have been module presentation chair of T198: Engineering at Work, YXM130 Making your Learning Count, T227: Change, strategy and projects at Work and T171: You, your computer and the internet. Previously I have been on the production teams for T219: Environmental Management, TU100: My Digital Life, T180: Living with the Net, T209 Information and communication Technologies and Y064: Exploring Sport Online.
I am a Senior Fellow of SEDA and act as an assessor for fellowship applications.
I have held a number of External Examiner appointments, currently EE for foundation programmes at Keele University and Adren University.
