About me

~ Education Specialist, Policy Analyst and Facilitator ~

BA, MSc Public Policy, PhD’18, FRSA

I am an educator and a social scientist interested in rethinking purpose, innovation and human capabilities needed for our complex 21st c society. My professional and academic work focuses on the promise of liberal arts education, the nature of professional development, learning sciences and moral philosophy. I am passionate about fostering practical wisdom, authenticity and reflective practice in a time of complexity and moral divisions in society. Through my work, I humbly aim to revive and curate philosophical dialogue at all levels of policy-making, academia and practice – where evidence-based policy goes beyond positivism and critical theories in academia become more relevant to the paradoxical realities of practice.

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I am a Doctoral researcher and Teaching Fellow at UCL Institute of Education, London; have a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities (University of Chicago) and MSc Public Policy and Management (London School of Economics). While studying to become an artist, I developed an interest in social policy, improving social trust and community engagement through an internship with U.S. Senator Durbin, and continued my engagement in local politics through the office of U.S. Congressman Quigley. With an ambition to bridge policy, practice and theory, I have worked with the UK Government Office for Science and the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted).

I have a portfolio of experiences in the UK, US and Eastern Europe that have nurtured my incessant interest in comparative cultural and public policy, and curiosity in investigating the transferability of ideas and innovative practices globally. My academic research focuses on future skills, professional education and the learning sciences. I work with professional bodies and HE institutions to design, inform and implement holistic educational/capacity-building practices and value-driven strategy/curricula. I have developed methods that engage with philosophical inquiry and constructivist pedagogy to foster social and creative intelligence, character development and moral agency in young professionals. I am a great supporter/associate of Philosophy for Children, and a member of Philosophy of Education Society Great Britain.

Previously a Visiting Lecturer at University of Roehampton and Manchester Business School, and a Researcher for The Society for Advancement of Philosophy (SAPERE). I have most recently worked with The Government Office for Science;  Philosophy For Children, and the Royal Society for the Arts.

Publications & Research:

Conference presentations:

  • International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference (October, 2017) – Keynote on “Reviving Professionalism in the Changing Context of Business, Technology and Society”
  • American Accounting Association Conference (August, 2017) – The Missing Foundation: Teaching ‘Professionalism’ Critically and Holistically
  • British Accounting & Finance Association Conference (2017) – Designing conditions and pedagogy in professional education
  • American Accounting Association Conference on Teaching and Learning (July, 2016) – What can we learn from the Learning Sciences? Philosophical Inquiry in the Classroom.
  • Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain annual conference (2015) – “Repurposing Philosophy for democratising education”
  • Winchester Philosophy for Children annual conference (2014) – “Bridging democratic process with critical pedagogy”
  • Teach First, Bulgaria Annual Education Conference (2014) – “Understanding and designing your school’s curriculum”

 

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