Research and teaching
My research sits at the intersection of arts education, critical pedagogy and social justice. I am interested in how creative learning, when it is genuinely participatory and rooted in community, can open pathways toward critical consciousness and transformation: for young people, for teachers, and for the organisations working alongside them.
Current work focuses on how partnerships between schools, arts organisations and community spaces can challenge inequity and support more inclusive, anti-oppressive approaches to arts learning. This draws on critical feminist, anti-colonial and relational theories, and is shaped by my ongoing practice as a facilitator, evaluator and educator.
Recent publication
Arts Education in the Third Space: Creative Journeys towards Critical Consciousness and Social Transformation International Journal of Art and Design Education, 2025
This paper examines how arts education in "third spaces" - sites outside the formal classroom - can support young people and practitioners to develop critical consciousness and imagine different ways of being in the world.
Teaching
I am a Visiting Lecturer in Art Education at the Institute of Education, UCL, where I work with PGCE students and support the development of critical, creative and inclusive approaches to teaching.
I am part of the Goldsmiths Artsmark teaching team, supporting schools to develop action research and impact assessment approaches that embed creative learning in meaningful and sustainable ways.
My teaching integrates research directly into practice, working with educators to develop tools and frameworks they can actually use, grounded in their specific contexts and communities.
Research approaches
My work draws on participatory action research, arts-based methods and multi-sited ethnography: approaches that centre the knowledge and experience of the people involved rather than treating them as subjects of study. I work collaboratively with teachers, practitioners and young people to co-create approaches that are both rigorous and genuinely useful.
This research underpins and informs my consultancy, evaluation and facilitation practice. If you are interested in research collaboration, speaking, or academic enquiry, please get in touch.
IOE - PGCE exhibition 2025