Curriculum Vitae
James Dennis
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- James Dennis
Citation names
- Dennis, James
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 721C-717C-9DC9
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-5638-0407
- Google Scholar ID
- 9Jz3n4AAAAAJ&h
Email addresses
- james.dennis@ulusofona.pt (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.jameswilldennis.com/ (Professional)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswilldennis/ (Social media)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Media and Communications
- Social Sciences - Political Sciences
- Social Sciences - Media and Communications - Journalism and Social Media
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| English (Mother tongue) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2022 - 2022
Concluded
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Shades of Noir (Anti-racism training) (Outros)
University of the Arts London, United Kingdom
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2022 - 2022
Concluded
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Ethics Training Programme (Outros)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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2021
Concluded
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Academic Professional Excellence Programme (APEX) (Postgraduate Certificate)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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2018 - 2020
Concluded
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Themes Research and Innovation Fund, Strategic Fellowship Training (Outros)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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2019 - 2019
Concluded
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AHRC and ESRC Bid Preparation Programme (Outros)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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2016 - 2016
Concluded
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Media and presentation training with Martin Popplewell (Coconut Communications) (Outros)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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2011 - 2016
Concluded
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PhD in Politics (Doctor of Philosophy)
Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
"“It’s Better to Light a Candle Than to Fantasize About a Sun”: Exploring Social Media, Political Participation and Slacktivism
in Britain" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2011 - 2015
Concluded
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PhD Professional Development and Research Programme (Outros)
Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom
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2013 - 2013
Concluded
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Advanced Seminars in Qualitative Research Methods (Outros)
Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom
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2013 - 2013
Concluded
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Media Training for Early Career Researchers (Outros)
UK Research and Innovation Economic and Social Research Council, United Kingdom
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2013 - 2013
Concluded
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NVivo Training Workshop (Outros)
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
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2013
Concluded
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Programme in Skills of Teaching to Inspire Learning (Postgraduate Certificate)
Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
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2010 - 2011
Concluded
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MSc in New Political Communication (Master)
Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
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2007 - 2010
Concluded
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Politics (Bachelor)
University of Warwick, United Kingdom
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2015 - 2016 | Research Assistant (Research) | Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom |
| Royal Holloway University of London - New Political Communication Unit, United Kingdom | ||
| 2012 - 2016 | Researcher (Research) | The Open University, United Kingdom |
| Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change, United Kingdom |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2016 - 2025 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2012 - 2015 | Visiting Professor (University Teacher) | Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2025 - Current | Co-Editor of Political Studies Review (academic journal) | Political Studies Association, United Kingdom |
| University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom | ||
| 2023 - Current | Mentor for the Political Studies Association Diverse Voices Programme for Early Career Researchers | Political Studies Association, United Kingdom |
| 2022 - Current | External Examiner for MA Political Communications | Cardiff University, United Kingdom |
| 2018 - Current | Co-Convenor of the Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group | Political Studies Association, United Kingdom |
| 2023 - 2025 | Co-Chair, Journalism, Creative Writing and Communication Research Group | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2022 - 2024 | ESRC Digital Footprints Project Advisory Group member, Economic and Social Research Council | UK Research and Innovation Economic and Social Research Council, United Kingdom |
| 2020 - 2024 | External Examiner for MA Social Media and Political Communication | Loughborough University, United Kingdom |
| 2018 - 2022 | External Examiner for BA (Hons) Digital Media | University of Leeds, United Kingdom |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2023 - 2025 | Disconnected but not disengaged? How social inequality shapes young people's experiences of political communication during
the 2024 UK general election
ERDF
Principal investigator
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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University of Portsmouth Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries
Concluded
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| 2022 - 2022 | New Media and Old Media? Research challenges, emerging findings and future directions
PSARIF
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group, United Kingdom
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Political Studies Association
Concluded
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| 2018 - 2020 | "They Don't Understand What it Means to be Poor": How Social Inequality Shapes Young People's Experience of News in England
TRIF
Principal investigator
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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University of Portsmouth Research and Innovation Services
Concluded
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| 2016 - 2019 | Transnational Civil Society: Societal Actors in European and Global Politics
FHSSRP-TCS
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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University of Portsmouth Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
Concluded
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| 2016 - 2017 | Citizenship, ‘Race’ and Belonging
FHSSRP-CRaB
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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University of Portsmouth Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
Concluded
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| 2015 - 2016 | Authority, Agenda-Setting, and Power in British Political Communication: The Institute for Fiscal Studies During the 2015
British General Election
SG151065
Post-doc
Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom
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Leverhulme Trust
Concluded
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| 2011 - 2014 | “It’s Better to Light a Candle Than to Fantasize About a Sun”: Social Media, Political Participation and Slacktivism in Britain
1094169
Principal investigator
Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom
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UK Research and Innovation Economic and Social Research Council
Concluded
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| 2012 - 2012 | Power Revisited: Crises and Opportunities
SEDTCCG
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
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UK Research and Innovation Economic and Social Research Council
Concluded
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2024 - Current | Editorship of the Political Studies Review journal
PSR
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Political Studies Association
Ongoing
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| 2018 - 2018 | Understanding and Examining the Digital Advocacy Pioneers
PSAMPG
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Political Studies Association
Concluded
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| 2016 - 2017 | Shakespeare Lives
BCOU
Post-doc
The Open University, United Kingdom
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British Council Northern Ireland
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2025/05/12 | "They Don't Understand What it Means to be Poor": How Social Inequality Shapes How Young Adults in England Experience News | Journalism Studies: Past and Present
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisbon, Portugal)
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| 2025/04/16 | Disconnected but not disengaged? How social inequality shapes young people's experiences of political communication during the 2024 UK general election | Political Studies Association Annual Conference
University of Birmingham and Aston University (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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| 2025/04/01 | Examining the Dirt Under Your Fingernails: Exploring the Role of Ethnographic Research in Political Communication (Invited presentation) | Research Process Seminar Series
Bournemouth University (Bournemouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2025/02/25 | Beyond Slacktivism: Political Participation on Social Media (Invited presentation) | Participatory Democracy, Activism and Citizenship Learning
University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada)
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| 2025/02/19 | Beyond Slacktivism: Social Justice Movements in the Age of Social Media (Invited presentation) | Social Media and Social Justice
Columbia University (Columbia, United States)
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| 2024/09/19 | The Better of Two Evils: Early Reflections on How Social Inequality Shaped Young People's Experiences of the 2024 UK General Election (Invited presentation) | The 2024 UK General Election conference
Loughborough University (London, United Kingdom)
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| 2024/07/11 | Should Researchers Maintain Their Distance? Reflections on Ethnography, Positionality, and "KKV" | CCI Research and Innovation Conference
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2024/05/11 | From Game Boys to Girl Gamers: Exploring Video Game Culture Since Nintendo’s First Handheld Console (Invited presentation) | Comic Con 2024
Portsmouth Comic Con (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2024/05/08 | After the APIcalypse: Examining the future of research methods in online political communication | Department of Film, Media and Communication Research Talks
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2024/03/18 | From Likes to Action: The Influence of Social Media on Elite Decision-Making (Invited keynote presentation) | Transatlantic Let’s Act Now 2024 Conference
Young Europe Association (Online, Poland)
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| 2024/02/14 | Beyond Slacktivism: Social Justice Movements in the Age of Social Media (Invited presentation) | Social Media and Social Justice
Columbia University (Columbia, United States)
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| 2023/07/04 | “They Don't Understand What it Means to be Poor": How Social Inequality Shapes Young People's Experience of News and What it Means for the Future of Political Journalism | CCI Research and Innovation Conference
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2023/04/03 | “They Don't Understand What it Means to be Poor": How Social Inequality Shapes Young People's Experience of News and What it Means for the Future of Political Journalism | Political Studies Association Annual Conference
University of Liverpool (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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| 2023/04/02 | Post-PhD Life – What Next!? (Invited presentation) | PSA23 Pre-Conference Early Career Day
Political Studies Association Early Career Network (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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| 2023/02/22 | “They Don't Understand What it Means to be Poor": How Social Inequality Shapes Young People's Experience of News and What it Means for the Future of Political Journalism | Department of Film, Media and Communication Research Talks
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2022/11/10 | ‘Slaughterhouse Cattle are Treated Better than this’: Exploring the Salience of Everyday Nationhood at British Airports | Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group annual conference
University of Liverpool (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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| 2022/04/13 | "They Don't Understand What it Means to be Poor": How Social Inequality Shapes Young People's Experience of Politics Online | Political Studies Association Annual Conference
University of York (York, United Kingdom)
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| 2022/04/11 | “I was Completely Engulfed in it. There was No Escape”: The Changing News Routines of Young People from Areas of Social Inequality During Covid-19 | Political Studies Association Annual Conference
University of York (York, United Kingdom)
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| 2022/03/16 | "They Don't Understand What it Means to be Poor": How Social Inequality Shapes Young People's Experience of Politics Online (Invited presentation) | Research Centre for Media and Journalism Studies Seminar series
University of Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)
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| 2021/12/16 | “I was Completely Engulfed in it. There was No Escape”: The Changing News Routines of Young People from Areas of Social Inequality During Covid-19 | Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group annual conference
Canterbury Christ Church University (Online, United Kingdom)
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| 2021/09/24 | How Social Inequality Shapes Young People's Experience of Politics Online | Future of Journalism conference
Cardiff University (Online, United Kingdom)
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| 2021/05/25 | Examining the Dirt Under Our Fingernails: Exploring the Role of Ethnographic Mixed-Methods Research in Digital Political Communication (Invited presentation with Smith, A. P. and Soo, N.) | Research Process Seminar Series
Bournemouth University (Bournemouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2021/05/20 | "Too Many Twits Might Make a Tw*t"? Disseminating Your Research on Social Media | Knowledge Exchange, Public Engagement and the University: Insights from the School of Film, Media and Communication Conference
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2021/03/30 | The Left Behind? Exploring Young People, Digital Politics and Social Inequality | Political Studies Association Annual Conference
Queen's University Belfast (Belfast, United Kingdom)
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| 2021/03/29 | Examining the Dirt Under Our Fingernails: Exploring the Role of Ethnography in Digital Political Communication (with Smith, A. P. and Soo, N.) | Political Studies Association Annual Conference
Queen's University Belfast (Belfast, United Kingdom)
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| 2020/07/23 | 'Tell the Story as You’d Tell it to Your Friends in a Pub’: The Emotional Labour in Election Reporting by BuzzFeed News and Vice News (with Sampaio-Dias, S.) | Department of Film, Media and Communication Research Talks
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2019/10/03 | News Consumption and Political Participation on Social Media (Invited presentation) | Data Team Research seminar
The Financial Times (London, United Kingdom)
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| 2019/05/05 | The Power of Pikachu: Pokémon as Global Gaming Phenomenon (Invited presentation) | Comic Con 2019
Portsmouth Comic Con (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2019/04/15 | A Party Within a Party Posing as a Movement? Social Media and Organisational Hybridity in Momentum | Political Studies Association Annual Conference
University of Nottingham (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
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| 2019/04/11 | Beyond Slacktivism: Political Participation on Social Media (Invited presentation) | Digital Culture Research Network seminar series
University of Nottingham (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
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| 2019/01/25 | Ethnographic Research and Online Political Campaigning: 38 Degrees and Momentum in Focus | Online Political Campaigning Workshop
University of Sheffield (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
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| 2018/09/07 | A New Politics? Digital Media and Political Participation in Momentum | Understanding and Examining the Digital Advocacy Pioneers
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2018/05/24 | Not Just Swearing and Loathing on the Internet: Analysing BuzzFeed and VICE during #GE2017 (with Sampaio-Dias, S. and Kreuschitz-Markovic, M.) | Making Sense of Election Reporting
International Communication Association (Prague, Czech Republic)
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| 2018/04/19 | The Digital Renewal of Civil Society? 38 Degrees and the Organisational Management of Digital-Micro Activism | Civil Society Under Attack
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2018/04/16 | Beyond Slacktivism: Political Participation on Social Media (Invited presentation) | Technology Club Seminar Series
John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (Bolongna, Italy)
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| 2018/02/01 | Slacktivists or Critical Citizens? An Experimental Study of Political Engagement on Facebook (Invited presentation) | Digital Technology and Youth Political Participation
National Youth Council of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)
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| 2017/11/17 | Not Just Swearing and Loathing on the Internet: Analysing BuzzFeed and VICE during #GE2017 (with Sampaio-Dias, S.) | Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group annual conference
University of Hull (Hull, United Kingdom)
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| 2017/11/07 | Beyond Slacktivism: Political Participation on Social Media (Invited presentation) | Centre for European and International Studies Research Seminar Series
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2017/10/05 | Reflections on #GE2017: Digital News and Youth Engagement | School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies Reflections on #GE2017
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2017/07/17 | It’s Not All Fake News and Filter Bubbles: Personalised News Consumption and Collective Exposure on Social Media | IAMCR Annual Conference
International Association for Media and Communication Research (Cartagena, Colombia)
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| 2017/05/10 | The Power of Slacktivism? Social Media and Political Participation in Britain (Invited presentation) | Journalism Research Group Seminar Series
Bournemouth University (Bournemouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2017/04/28 | Public Contention in the Hybrid Media System: 38 Degrees and the Organisational Management of Digital Micro-Activism | ECPR Joint Sessions Workshop
University of Nottingham (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
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| 2017/04/12 | Slacktivists or Critical Citizens? An Experimental Study of Political Engagement on Facebook | Political Studies Association Annual Conference
University of Glasgow (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
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| 2016/07/18 | A Typology of Citizen Roles in Social Media Environments: Exploring Slacktivism and Youth Participation in Britain | Centre for Political Youth Culture and Communication Conference
University of York (York, United Kingdom)
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| 2016/06/27 | The Organisational Management of Digital Micro-Activism: 38 Degrees and Political Citizenship on Facebook and Twitter | BSA and ECPR Political Citizenship and Social Movements Conference
University of Portsmouth (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
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| 2016/06/23 | The Organisational Management of Digital-Micro Activism (Invited presentation) | 38 Degrees Research Seminar
38 Degrees (London, United Kingdom)
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| 2016/05/08 | Moral Panics and the Cycle of Antagonism in #PrayforParis and #PrayforSyria (with Aslan, B. O’Loughlin, B. and Vaccari, C.) | Conference of International Broadcasters' Audience Research Services
CIBAR (Zeuthen, Germany)
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| 2016/05/07 | Media, Migration and Violence: #PrayforParis, #PrayforSyria and the Dynamics of Antagonism (with Aslan, B. O’Loughlin, B. and Vaccari, C.) | Communication and Conflict: Iraq and Syria Conference
SOAS, University of London (London, United Kingdom)
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| 2016/01/12 | “It’s Better to Light a Candle Than to Fantasize About a Sun”: Social Media, Political Participation and Slacktivism in Britain (Invited presentation) | Department of Politics and International Relations Seminar Series
Royal Holloway, University of London (Egham, United Kingdom)
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| 2015/11/06 | Experiential Learning, Standby Citizens and the Redundancy of Slacktivism: Exploring the Day-to-Day Use of Social Media for Political Participation | Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group annual conference
University of Chester (Chester, United Kingdom)
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| 2015/11/05 | 38 Degrees and the Organisational Management of Digital Micro-Activism (Invited presentation) | Clicktivism: New Politics, Old Voices?
University of Manchester (Manchester, United Kingdom)
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| 2015/10/13 | Can the People Become the Barons? 38 Degrees and “People-Powered” Politics (Invited presentation) | Political Studies Association Sixth Form Conference
Political Studies Association (London, United Kingdom)
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| 2015/06/09 | 38 Degrees | Exploring Grassroots Activism and Local Activism
Liverpool Hope University (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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| 2014/08/30 | “People. Power. Change.”: 38 Degrees and Democratic Engagement in the Hybrid Media System (with Chadwick, A.) | American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
American Political Science Association (Washington, DC, United States)
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| 2014/07/20 | “People. Power. Change.”: 38 Degrees and Democratic Engagement in the Hybrid Media System (with Chadwick, A.) | International Political Science Association World Congress
International Political Science Association (Montréal, Canada)
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| 2014/07/08 | Challenging the Status Quo: What Can Political Parties Learn from 38 Degrees | South East Doctoral Training Centre annual conference
South East Doctoral Training Centre (London, United Kingdom)
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| 2014/04/24 | Welcome to the Afterparty: A Case Study of 38 Degrees (Invited presentation) | After the Party
Birkbeck, University of London (London, United Kingdom)
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| 2014/04/15 | All Hail the Keyboard Radical? A New Research Agenda for Political Participation and Social Media | Political Studies Association Annual Conference
University of Manchester (Manchester, United Kingdom)
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| 2013/12/12 | The Power of Connectedness: Slacktivism, Social Media and Networked Participation | Connectivity and Power workshop
Royal Holloway, University of London (London, United Kingdom)
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| 2013/04/03 | Diffusion of Information on Social-Networking Sites Within a Participatory Continuum: A Critique of the Utopian / Dystopian Divide 2.0 and Slacktivism | International Studies Association Annual Convention
International Studies Association (San Francisco, CA, United States)
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| 2013/03/26 | Welcome to the Afterparty: 38 Degrees, Social Media and the Rise of New Repertoires of Political Engagement | Political Studies Association Annual Conference
Cardiff University (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
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| 2013/03/22 | Tweeting the Olympics: An OU-BBC Partnership (with Aslan, B. Aslanyan, A. Gillespie, M. O'Loughlin, B. Shreim, N. and Voss, A.) | BBC Audience Research Seminar
BBC (London, United Kingdom)
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| 2012/11/11 | The Olympic Games 2012, the BBC World Service & Twitter (with Gillespie, M. Procter, R. Aslan, B. Schreim, N. and Targhi, M.) | Conference of International Broadcasters' Audience Research Services
CIBAR (Salford, United Kingdom)
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| 2012/07/05 | A New Global Participatory Culture? Evaluating Slacktivism and Evolving Conceptions of Citizenship | ECPR Graduate Conference
European Consortium for Political Research (Bremen, Germany)
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| 2012/05/24 | “It’s Better to Light a Candle Than to Fantasise About a Sun”: Exploring Slacktivism and the Utopian / Dystopian Divide 2.0 | Institute of Communication Studies 6th Annual PhD Conference
University of Leeds (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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| 2012/03/22 | Beyond #Revolution or Lolcats? Exploring Slacktivism and the Utopian / Dystopian Divide 2.0 | South East Doctoral Training Centre annual conference
University of Reading (Reading, United Kingdom)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2024 - 2025 | Forces at the Gate: Evolving Journalistic Use of Social Media As News Consumers’ Habits Shift
Supervisor
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PhD in Journalism (PhD)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| 2021 - 2025 | BREAKING NEWS! Student voices matter! A historical thematic analysis of student political activism in digitised newspapers
from 1969 - 2019
Co-supervisor
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PhD in History (PhD)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| 2018 - 2025 | Can local news publishers sustain reporting in the public interest in an era of crisis?
Supervisor
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PhD in Journalism (PhD)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| 2021 - 2023 | An Examination of Political Communication on Twitter During the Northern Ireland Assembly Election 2022 Pre-Election Period
Supervisor
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MRes in Politics (Master)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| 2021 - 2022 | The Internet and Presidential Elections: An Investigation into Each of the “Web Standards” Influence on Political Participation
Throughout Presidential Election Cycles
Supervisor
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MRes in Politics (Master)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| 2020 - 2022 | The Current Status of UK Member of Parliament (MP) Websites in Supporting Dialogic Communications with their Constituents:
Towards a Normative Framework
Supervisor
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PGCert in Journalism (Other)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| 2018 - 2021 | Media Regulation in Democratic Africa: The Case of Botswana
Co-supervisor
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PhD in Journalism (PhD)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| 2017 - 2021 | The Role of the Internet in Enabling the Emergence of NGOs as Public Spheres
Co-supervisor
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PhD in Politics (PhD)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| 2017 - 2018 | How Partisanship Differs the Political Information Consumed Online: Towards a Nuanced Selective Exposure Methodology.
Supervisor
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MRes in Politics (Master)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2025/04/14 - 2025/04/16 | Section Co-Convenor, Media and Politics Group, Political Studies Association 75th Annual International Conference. (2025/04/14 - 2025/04/16)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Political Studies Association, United Kingdom |
| 2024/06/19 - 2024/06/19 | Workshop Co-Convenor, Researching Social Media After the API. This one-day workshop, held at the University of Liverpool,
explored how scholars can continue researching social media and political communication in light of social platforms withdrawing
or restricting access to data for academic research. Contributions from leading international scholars in the field, as well
as policy specialists. (2024/06/19)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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University of Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| 2021/06/09 - 2024/04/16 | Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group Seminar Series. Past seminars can be watched on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@psampg. (2021/06/09 - 2024/04/16)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group, United Kingdom |
| 2023/10/26 - 2023/10/27 | Conference Convenor, Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group Conference. I was the sole Convenor for the annual
conference of the PSA Media and Politics Group at the University of Portsmouth. With over 50 delegates from across the world,
the event explored the theme "Re-imagining Media and Politics". The event featured two keynote speakers: Professor Dan Jackson
(Bournemouth University) and Dr Anita Varma (University of Texas at Austin). (2023/10/26 - 2023/10/27)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
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University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2023/04/03 - 2023/04/05 | Section Convenor, Media and Politics Group, Political Studies Association 73rd Annual International Conference. (2023/04/03 - 2023/04/05)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Political Studies Association, United Kingdom |
| 2023/01/19 - 2023/01/19 | Workshop Co-Convenor, Regulating New Media and Old Media: Research Challenges, Emerging Findings and Future Directions. Alongside
the Co-Conveners for the PSA MPG and the PSA Technology, Internet and Policy Group, we organised a day-long workshop to share
research and foster networking opportunities with policy makers working in digital media. This was funded by the PSA Research
and Innovation Fund (£1,755) and included contributions from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Ofcom, and
Reach PLC.
(2023/01/19)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
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| 2022/12/14 - 2022/12/14 | Seminar Convenor, Careers after the PhD with Dr Declan McDowell-Naylor (Principal Policy Adviser at the Information Commissioner’s
Office) and Dr Nikki Soo (TikTok). (2022/12/14)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
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Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group, United Kingdom |
| 2022/04/11 - 2022/04/13 | Section Co-Convenor, Media and Politics Group, Political Studies Association 72nd Annual International Conference. (2022/04/11 - 2022/04/13)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Political Studies Association, United Kingdom |
| 2021/03/29 - 2021/03/31 | Section Convenor, Media and Politics Group, Political Studies Association 71st Annual International Conference. (2021/03/29 - 2021/03/31)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
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Political Studies Association, United Kingdom |
| 2018/09/06 - 2018/09/07 | Workshop Convenor (w/ Dr Nina Hall), Understanding and Examining the Digital Advocacy Pioneers, September 6-7.
This two-day workshop focused on netroots advocacy organisations and how they are shaping contemporary political participation.
This event featured contributions from Prof Hahrie Han, Prof David Karpf, and Prof Ariadne Vromen. A special issue, comprising
of pieces presented at this workshop, was published in the Journal of Information Technology and Politics in 2020. (2018/09/06 - 2018/09/07)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2017/11/08 - 2017/11/08 | Seminar Convenor, Spin and Political Public Relations in the UK, University of Portsmouth. I organised an event with James
Roscoe, Director for Communications and Stakeholders at the Department for Exiting the European Union. James offered a practitioner
perspective of political communication, drawing on his experience as Director of Communications in the Cabinet Office, Communications
Secretary to The Queen, and Press Officer to PMs Blair and Brown. (2017/11/08 - 2017/11/08)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
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University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2017/05/04 - 2017/05/04 | Seminar Convenor, Data, Digital Technologies and Citizenship, University of Portsmouth. This seminar featured contributions
from academics and practitioners on how data is used within political campaigning, including the MP for Portsmouth South,
Stephen Morgan, and a representative from Greenpeace. (2017/05/04 - 2017/05/04)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
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University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2017/02/16 - 2017/02/16 | Workshop Convenor, Features of Effective Social Storytelling, University of Portsmouth. This one-day practical workshop demonstrated
the features of effective storytelling online, with contributions from Aaron Bastani (Novara Media) and Andrew Butler (The
Sun). (2017/02/16 - 2017/02/16)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
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University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2013/03/20 - 2013/03/20 | Conference Convenor (w/ Dr Alistair Brisbourne), Power Revisited: Crisis and Opportunities, Royal Holloway, University of
London. The one-day conference had four keynote speakers and over 20 papers from across the South East Doctoral Training Centre. (2013/03/20 - 2013/03/20)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom |
Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/12 | External Examiner — Political Engagement in Post-Truth Communication Environments | Private (PhD)
Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
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| 2020/09 | External Examiner — SNSs and Deliberative Governance in a Polarised Society: The Role of WhatsApp groups in Kenyan Counties | Private (PhD)
Salford College of Technology, United Kingdom
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| 2019/12 | Internal Examiner — Carnivalesque Politics and Popular Resistance: A Bakhtinian Reading of Contemporary Jordanian Political Humour and Satire | Private (PhD)
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| 2019/01 | External Examiner — Negative News on YouTube: An Analysis of News Channels on YouTube and the Impacts Negative Language has on User Engagement | Private (PhD)
Cardiff University, United Kingdom
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Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - Current | Media & Jornalismo | |
| 2023 - Current | Edward Elgar Publishing | |
| 2022 - Current | British Politics | |
| 2022 - Current | Cogent Arts & Humanities | |
| 2022 - Current | The Sociological Review | |
| 2021 - Current | Journal of Youth Studies | |
| 2021 - Current | Journalism Studies | |
| 2021 - Current | Media and Communication | |
| 2020 - Current | European Political Science Review | |
| 2020 - Current | Information, Communication & Society | |
| 2020 - Current | Cambridge University Press | |
| 2020 - Current | University of Michigan Press | |
| 2019 - Current | Interest Groups and Democracy | |
| 2019 - Current | The International Journal of Press/Politics | |
| 2018 - Current | International Affairs | |
| 2018 - Current | Journal of Information Technology and Politics | |
| 2017 - Current | Political Studies Review | |
| 2017 - Current | Politics | |
| 2016 - Current | Political Studies | |
| 2016 - Current | Social Media & Society | |
| 2014 - Current | Media, War & Conflict |
Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2025 | Member, Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries Research Ethics Committee.
Member
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University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2017 - 2025 | Member, School of Film, Media and Communication Research and Innovation Committee.
Member
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University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2023 - 2023 | Member, Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries External Bidding Task and Finish Group.
Member
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University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2018 - 2023 | Liaison for Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF2021) Unit of Assessment 25 (Area Studies), Faculty of Creative and Cultural
Industries REF Operations Group.
Member
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University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2018 - 2018 | Chair of the awards committee for the Best Dissertation Award for the Information Technology and Politics Section of the American
Political Science Association.
Coordinator
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American Political Science Association, United States |
Consulting
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2016 | Project Manager on The Cultural Value of Shakespeare Lives Project. This study explores the impact of “Shakespeare Lives,” a British Council programme celebrating the work of William Shakespeare. We used qualitative methods to measure audience engagement on social networking sites in five languages. I was the lead author on the project proposal, receiving funding of £65,000 for the year-long study. I managed a team of six researchers, designed the methodology for the research, and delivered the pitch to the British Council to secure the funding. | British Council Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| 2012 - 2015 | Research Assistant to the BBC World Service and the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change. Part of a multilingual research team exploring how audiences responded to the BBC’s coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. My role entailed the collection of large datasets from Twitter, discourse analysis, and contributions to a report to be disseminated within the BBC. | BBC World Service Group, United Kingdom |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/01 - 2025/01/31 | Academic Skills and Career Planning (UG-1) | Journalism (Bachelor) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2022/09/01 - 2025/01/31 | Dissertation (PGT) | Journalism (Master) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2022/09/01 - 2025/01/31 | Research Methods for Practitioners (PGT) [Created module] | Journalism (Master) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2022/09/01 - 2025/01/31 | Writing and Producing News for a Digital Audience (PGT) | Journalism | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2020/09/01 - 2025/01/31 | PGR Guest Workshop (The Graduate School) (PhD) | PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2019/09/01 - 2025/01/31 | Social Media and Journalism (UG-2) [Created module] | Journalism (Bachelor) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2017/09/01 - 2025/01/31 | Digital Media and Democracy (UG-3) [Created module] | Journalism (Bachelor) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2017/09/01 - 2025/01/31 | MRes in Journalism and MRes in Politics (PGR) | MRes (Master) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2017/09/01 - 2025/01/31 | Media Research (Research Methods) (UG-2) | Journalism (Bachelor) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2016/09/01 - 2025/01/31 | Dissertation (UG-3) | Journalism (Bachelor) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2016/09/01 - 2023/08/31 | Journalism in Context (UG-1) | Journalism (Bachelor) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2016/09/01 - 2019/08/31 | Mobile and Social Journalism (UG-2) | Journalism (Bachelor) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2016/09/01 - 2018/08/31 | Academic and Professional Skills (UG-1) | Journalism (Bachelor) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2016/09/01 - 2017/08/31 | Current Affairs (UG-1) | Journalism (Bachelor) | University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 2015/09/01 - 2016/08/31 | Professional Development and Research Seminar (PhD) | Politics (Doctor of Philosophy) | Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom |
| 2014/09/01 - 2015/08/31 | Introduction to Political Communication (UG-2) | Politics (Bachelor) | Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom |
| 2013/09/01 - 2015/08/31 | Introduction to Politics and Government (UG-1) | Politics (Bachelor) | Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom |
| 2012/09/01 - 2014/08/31 | Democracy in Britain (UG-2) | Politics (Bachelor) | Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom |
Evaluation committee
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - Current | Peer reviewer for the Economic and Social Research Council
Specialist
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UK Research and Innovation Economic and Social Research Council |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/01/11 | Provided an interview to Lucas Font at El Periódico de Catalunya on Elon Musk's attempts to influence British politics through his comments posted on X. | El Periódico de Catalunya |
| 2025/01/10 | Provided an interview to Amanda Péchy at VEJA magazine on Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement on changes to Meta’s content moderation and fact-checking policies. | VEJA |
| 2024/12/04 | Provided an interview as part of the research for a feature on how social media is changing politics in the UK (Kate Wills). | London Evening Standard |
| 2024/11/16 | Provided an interview to Isabella Kwai at the New York Times on why vlogging on social media platforms about the war in Gaza connects with younger audiences. | The New York Times |
| 2024/07/25 | Provided an interview to Caolán Magee at the I on the use of meme culture (relating to brat by Charli XCX) by the Kamala Harris campaign for the 2024 US Presidential Election. | The i |
| 2024/07/18 | Provided an interview to Greg Barradale on the low turnout of young people who experience inequality in the 2024 UK general election. | The Big Issue |
| 2024/06/30 | Provided an interview to Megan Warren-Lister on the influence of TikTok on young people during the 2024 UK general election campaign. | Naked Politics |
| 2024/04/11 | Provided an interview to David Vetter (Forbes.com Senior Contributor, Sustainability & Climate Change) on the policy change by Meta to limit political content on its platforms | Forbes |
| 2024/01/22 | Provided an interview as part of the research for a feature on the risks of political expression on personal social media accounts (Amy Fleming). | The Guardian |
| 2023/07/05 | Provided an interview as part of the research for a feature on how rate-limiting on Twitter could impact political organising. | Sky News |
| 2021/07/13 | “TikTok’s Next Big Gen Z Trend Might Be Viral Protests.” | Newsweek |
| 2021/04/30 | “Sadiq Khan bucks national trend as Labour set to dominate in London.” | The Financial Times |
| 2021/03/22 | “Donald Trump's Social Media Platform Can't Replace What He Lost With Twitter, Facebook.” | Newsweek |
| 2020/07/14 | “Trump's Attack on TikTok May Motivate Young Activists Using it Against Him.” | Newsweek |
| 2020/06/26 | “Could TikTok teens actually make a difference in elections?” | The Focus |
| 2020/06/22 | “Trump Campaign, Under Siege From Activists, Is Losing the Social Media War.” | Newsweek, June 22. |
| 2020/05/28 | Article on government social media usage during the coronavirus crisis. | Raconteur |
| 2019/11/13 | Provided an interview as part of the research for a feature on inequality in England. | The Financial Times |
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/05/29 - Current | BBC Radio Wiltshire (UK, Breakfast) | Discussion on how the Dominic Cummings scandal has played out on social media. |
| 2025/01/15 - 2025/01/15 | Anadolu (Turkey) | Elon Musk's attempts to influence British politics. |
| 2024/02/16 - 2024/02/16 | BBC Radio 5 Live (UK, 5 Live Breakfast) | The impact of social media on the forthcoming UK general election. |
| 2022/05/06 - 2022/05/06 | BBC Radio Solent (UK, Alun Newman Breakfast show) | The results of the local elections in England. |
| 2022/05/01 - 2022/05/01 | BBC (UK, Politics South) | The 2022 local elections in England and the impact of “Partygate”. |
| 2022/04/28 - 2022/04/28 | BBC Radio Solent (UK, Alun Newman Breakfast show) | The 2022 local elections in England and the impact of social media. |
| 2020/08/04 - 2020/08/04 | Life Solved: How Cutting Edge Research is Changing our World (UK, podcast) | “How Politics Became Social.” |
| 2020/06/15 - 2020/06/15 | Selfie Reflective (UK, podcast), June 15 | “A Case for Slacktivism - with James Dennis.” |
| 2017/06/12 - 2017/06/12 | Interviewed on BBC Radio Solent (UK, The Julian Clegg Breakfast Show) | Discussion on the Conservative party campaign in the 2017 General Election. |
| 2017/06/09 - 2017/06/09 | That’s Solent (UK) | Discussion on youth engagement in Portsmouth South during the 2017 General Election. |
| 2017/06/07 - 2017/06/07 | Wave 105.2 FM (UK) | Discussion on youth turnout in the 2017 General Election. |
| 2016/11/30 - 2016/11/30 | TBS eFM (South Korea, Primetime) | Discussion on the distribution of misinformation on social media. |
| 2015/04/19 - 2015/04/19 | Inter TV (Ukraine) | Discussion on how politicians in Britain use social media. |
| 2015/03/06 - 2015/03/06 | BBC Radio Scotland (UK, Good Morning Scotland) | Discussion on online political advertising during elections. |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - Current | Political Studies Association Diverse Voices Programme for Early Career Researchers | Private |
| 2021 - 2025 | School of Film, Media and Communication Mentorship Scheme at the University of Portsmouth [2 x mentees] | Private |
| 2021 - 2022 | External Examining at the University of Leeds | Private |
Distinctions
Award
| 2017 | Nomination for the University of Portsmouth Students’ Union Awards for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| 2017 | American Political Science Association (APSA) Information Technology and Politics Section Best Dissertation Award
American Political Science Association, United States
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| 2013 | Students’ Union Teaching Award, Royal Holloway, University London
Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
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| 2013 | Teaching Commendation Award, Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
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