Research

My current research involves using poetry and games to create meaningful dialogue between different audiences.

I am the Chief Executive Editor of the Geoscience Communication journal and the founder of Consilience, the world’s first science & poetry peer-reviewed journal.

A full list of my publications can be found here.

Teaching

Working with Art and Science undergraduate students as part of the Spectrum Project. — Working with Art and Science undergraduate students as part of the *Spectrum Project*.

I am a Professor of Creative Pedagogies at Edinburgh Napier University.

I have an MA in Higher Education, and am also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA). My MA dissertation looked at how poetry can be used to improve student engagement, a copy of which can be read here.

Practice

Participants add neurons (wool) to a giant wooden brain, as part of The Brain Box event. — Participants add neurons (wool) to a giant wooden brain, as part of *The Brain Box* event.

I am an experienced speaker who has delivered activities ranging from school assemblies and classroom visits to science fairs and poetry performances.

I have been invited as a keynote speaker, panellist, and lecturer by leading organisations such as Google, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), and the British Science Association.

If you are looking for a dynamic and engaging keynote speaker for your event, please get in touch.