Research Interests
My research interests include children, gender, advertising, television and also new technology in education.
I am currently researching (with my colleague Claire Wolfe) whether audiences for television news perceive attractiveness of newsreaders and broadcasters to be important. This research is currently in its early stages but is revealing some exciting and interesting information.
With my colleague, Jenny Lewin-Jones, I am also researching names of children in relation to gender and trends over time.
I have also been successful in obtaining funding to research the use of videos in teaching and learning in higher education and I continue to write articles on this topic
I am currently supervising PhD topics that focus on gender and gender related issues in relation to the media.