PhD profiles
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Claire McIntosh
Doctoral researcher
Claire is a teacher based in Aberdeen, having taught in both England and Scotland over the last 8 years. She trained in music teaching as her specialist subject and she has since further specialised in working with young people with a range of additional support needs within a specialist ASN Wing alongside continued music...
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Karl Merrick
Doctoral researcher
For the past twelve years, Karl has worked full time as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, cover supervisor and music and RE teacher in a primary school. His wider roles as a school governor and lead for the School's Council have given him the experience in strategic project management. Karl has a First Class degree in...
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Federica Mirra
Doctoral researcher
Federica Mirra is a postgraduate research student at Birmingham City University (BCU) where she holds a Midlands3Cities AHRC Doctoral Studentship Award. In September 2018, she completed her MA Contemporary Arts China at Birmingham City University with distinction. Before joining BCU, she obtained her BA in Chinese Studies...
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Christian Moerken
Doctoral researcher
Christian's research focuses on the cultural value of the printed book in the age of digitization. Most research considering the book in the digital age focusses on the digitization of texts and on reading digital texts (Baron, 2017) or the economic consequences of the digitization of the book trade (Thompson 2013) but not...
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Bayley Morris
Doctoral researcher
Bayley is a full-time doctoral candidate under the supervision of Victoria Kinsella and Alex Kendall. Experimenting with post-qualitative, posthuman and artistic approaches, her research entangles and deterritorialises contemporary fine art practices and pedagogy to reimagine practitioner learning in higher education.
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Samira Isabelle Müller
Doctoral researcher
Samira is an interior architect and designer . She studied Interior Architecture in Trier, Germany and graduated in 2015. In 2017, she graduated from her “ Master in Interior Architecture , Research and Design ” in the Netherlands. Samira has working experience in interior architecture, retail...
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Alan Musson
Doctoral researcher
Alan is a PhD student and DJ. From 2008 to 2021, he produced and presented the weekly jazz radio programs for both Black Country Radio and 102.5 The Bridge.
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Su Yin (Jennifer) Ng
Doctoral researcher
Jennifer Ng is an artist and art educator. Originally trained as a Chinese ink painter during her diploma education at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, she went on to receive both the Bachelor of Arts and the Masters in Art Education degrees at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her art practice...
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Vincent Obia
Doctoral researcher
Vincent is an academic and Commonwealth Scholar whose research explores the policy attempt to regulate social media in Nigeria. He is also interested in emerging debates on privacy and data concerns, algorithmic regulation, and the governance of artificial intelligence. He is the Lead Communication Officer for the Media,...
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John O'Gallagher
Doctoral researcher
John O’Gallagher is a professional saxophonist, educator, and researcher from Brooklyn, New York. During his performing career he has appeared at numerous international jazz venues and festivals.