I am a Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Northumbria University. I completed my PhD at Northumbria University, following studies at the University of Leeds and SOAS, University of London. Before joining Northumbria University, I worked and taught at the University of Westminster.
My research interests focus on the production processes of communicators in pragmatics, primarily from the perspective of relevance theory. I have applied relevance-theoretic approaches to understanding how communicators make assumptions about their addressees' cultural backgrounds and incorporate this into their language use. My work explores the cognitive mechanisms underlying communication, with a particular focus on factors that constrain production.
I am a reviewer for the Journal of Pragmatics and have published my research in leading international journals. I teach across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, delivering modules on linguistics and TESOL, and regularly contribute to the international linguistics community through conference presentations and scholarly publications.
My research interests include:
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