I am a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication and active researcher in the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research (BCMCR) at Birmingham City University.

My research illustrates the ways that posthuman subjectivity occurs as an entangled and fluid embodiment between human and non-human others. I have previously focused on the intersections between avatar and gamer, seeking to create empirical accounts of posthuman experience. My continuing research expands on my initial observations to explore the avatar-gamer posthuman subjectivity through different angles, such as death, technoaffect, and tomboyism, as well as moving my exploration of posthumanism into alternative areas of media and culture, including makeover TV, zombies, and music artists. My research interests are critical posthumanism, digital cultures, embodiment, performance in online contexts and the lived experience in research methods.

My first monograph, Posthuman Gaming: Avatars, Gamers, and Entangled Subjectivities was published with Routledge on 21 September 2023.

My background is in performance studies and theatre, and alongside my research and lecturing I have continued to work as an actor, appearing in a variety of performances.