BIOGRAPHY

My research interests are in policy, technology and governance with a focus on:

– Critical governance and policy studies
– Comparative and global education
– Critical histories and genealogies of education
– Sociologies of digital education and AI

You can learn about my research here and read my outputs here.

I am a Reader in Education at Goldsmiths, University of London. My leadership roles are Unit of Assessment (UoA) Education Lead for REF 2029, Head of BA Education, Subject Ethics Lead for Education and Deputy Chair of the Research Ethics Sub-Committee (RESC).

Funded by BELMAS DSA, 2026-2028, my current research project with Dr. Gavin Duffy and in partnership with Odyssey Collaborative Trust looks at the impact of GenAI on school leadership, governance and teaching.

I am an invited speaker at major events in Europe, Asia and Australasia.

I am Editor in Chief of Journal of Education Policy and assessor for Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), Australian Research Council (ARC) and UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

I recently served as Member of the Education Sub-Panel for Verification of Excellence in Research (VER 2026), Slovak Republic.

I am convenor of the global network and webinar series Education Policy Futures (EPF).

I have been invited to serve as external examiner to 23 doctoral theses and peer reviewer to over 50 academic journals.