I completed my PhD in health psychology at Birkbeck, University of London, where I was supervised by Professor Jonathan A Smith and used interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to explore the experience of living with and being treated for end-stage renal disease. Since then, I have worked on projects at the universities of Hull, Bristol, Manchester, Portsmouth and UCL, researching topics including adherence to HIV medication and the wellbeing of GPs. I have expertise in qualitative methods, particularly IPA and thematic analysis. I have published a wide range of papers, which you can check out on my Google Scholar Profile. I continue to do academic work as a freelance researcher. In addition, I have worked as a sub-editor and proof-reader for many years. I spent around a decade as a sub-editor in London, working on magazines and newspapers including the Independent and the Radio Times. I am now based in Bristol, where I run PGPR, write fiction and do lots of yoga.
As the part-time front-of-house admin assistant, I am on hand for an hour each morning and afternoon in the PGPR inbox, helping to connect our clients with the proof-reader who most meets their needs. I also send the invoices when the work's been completed and help maintain the systems behind the scenes. If you come to us with a project that needs polishing, I'll likely be your first port of call!
Read moreIn 2009, I completed my BA in philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. During those ‘early years’ in the world of academia, I developed a love for existentialism, phenomenology and philosophy of mind.
Read moreIt wasn't until I was introduced to qualitative methods in my third year of my BSc that I fell in love with research. I now have a BSc in Psychology and Criminology, an MSc in Psychology of Health and Wellbeing, and a PhD in discursive psychology. I have worked as a research assistant on various qualitative projects, including the process evaluation for an NHS mental health trial. I am now working for the Civil Service as a Social Research Analyst.
Read moreI am a mixed methods health psychology and health services researcher with a keen interest in digital health, long term conditions and implementation science. I have worked and studied at a variety of universities in the UK, and completed my PhD in Improvement Science at The University of Southampton. I am currently based at the University of Oxford but live in Southampton.
Read moreI took a roundabout route to my role at PGPR. My first degree was in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, after which I worked as an engineer on science spacecraft and communications ground stations. I relocated to California in 2002, which meant I couldn’t work as an engineer, so I decided to pursue my interest in psychology.
Read moreHaving taught modern foreign languages in classrooms across Spain, France and the South East of England for a decade, I left teaching in 2017 to try life in the real world. My passion for creative and inclusive education never faltered, and I established an organisation assisting chronically ill children and teenagers in negotiating their schooling.
Read moreI am a grammar nerd, English fanatic and problem-solver. I split my time between proof-reading awesome pieces of research for PGPR and running my freelance business as a copywriter and content creator.
Read moreI’ve worked as a lecturer in psychology, teaching BSc and MSc Psychology, for the last 12 years. I’m currently working as a teaching fellow at King's College London.
Read moreI completed my PhD in applied psychology at the University of Nottingham. I used thematic analysis to explore the experiences and perceptions of cyberbullying among learners and teachers in two countries (the United Kingdom and Poland).
Read moreI’m originally from a small village in East Yorkshire, and I moved to York to study for an undergraduate degree in History. I then went to Norwich to complete a master’s degree in the same subject.
Read moreI am a qualitative researcher and supervisor with specific experience of using IPA. I was lucky enough to cross paths with Johanna when we were members of the same PhD group at Birkbeck University.
Read moreBrought up in the rural idyll of south Somerset by two fearsome grammar pedants who, themselves, had each been brought up by fearsome grammar pedants, I suppose it’s not the most shocking of outcomes that I became a professional proof-reader.
Read moreBorn and raised on the east coast of South Africa, I completed a Bachelor of Business Science and a Master of Commerce in economics at the University of KwaZulu Natal. During my time there, I also worked as an economics tutor and as an academic coordinator.
Read moreBy day I’m a Conduct and Compliance Manager, but by night, I’m looking for the next thing to explore, learn and understand.
Read moreI am an early modern music book historian originally from Sussex. With a master's degree in early music editing from Hull and a PhD in seventeenth-century music publishing from Manchester, I am now an Associate Researcher at Newcastle, although I'm based in Carlisle.
Read moreAs PGPR’s business manager, I work on the company rather than in it. Marketing, budgeting, accounts, strategies and future plans are all my domain. I mostly stay behind the scenes, but you might hear from me regarding anything which is connected to our work but which isn’t the proof-reading itself. I’m very much the quantitative yin to PGPR’s qualitative yang… and one day I hope to know really and truly what those words actually mean.
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