Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- French Sociolinguistics
- Variation
- The Structure of Spoken French
- Temporality in French and Language Policy
Public outreach & key achievements
- Currently AHRC Modern Languages Leadership Fellow, part of which involves a project on language policy
- Leads the Sociolinguistics strand on the AHRC MEITS team. The strand focuses on language and identity in France and Ireland. You can find out about the project here:
Research students
| PhD Title | An examination of empathy in reader responses to asylum seekers’ stories |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | “New speaker” identity: Perceptions and practices in a French context |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Lexical innovation in the banlieues: social group, ethnicity, language and identity |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, AHRC MEITS project www.meits.org |
| "Studying for a PhD in French Studies at ɫ was a fantastic experience for a number of reasons. I was able to rely on the constant support and encouragement of my supervisors and the lively postgraduate community. It afforded me the opportunity to develop and collaborate with an international network of postgraduate students - notably during a year spent as a Graduate Student Fellow at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Ultimately, the positive experience I had as a PG student led me to continue my linguistic research at ɫ in a postdoctoral position on an exciting, innovative OWRI research project on multilingualism." |