- Communication and Media Research Institute
About me
I'm Westminster's Director of Student Enterprise and founder of the Westminster Enterprise Network which supports students to become self-employed, star businesses
I'm also Professor of Creative Enterprise and author of Understanding Media Production (Routledge) as well as journal articles and book chapters on media production including a chapter in Making Media (eds. Deuze and Prenger)
Previously, I worked for the BBC as Head of Development for Documentary and Specialist Factual, and directed and produced drama, documentary, current affairs, news, arts and entertainment programmes.
Teaching
2012 UWSU Staff Appreciation Award for 'Outstanding Teacher' and 'Most Nominations' from students across the categories of teaching awards
2012 WEx Grant for Social Media Projects
2016 UWSU Staff Appreciation Award
Research
Research Grants
- PI British Council Creative Spark Award 2019-21
- PI Creative Enterprise Zone, Harrow Consortium (GLA)
- Principal Investigator for the TSB/Innovate UK funded Radio Connected Research & Development project working with UK Radio broadcasters (such as Radioplayer and Mixcloud) to develop and evaluate new digital platforms for radio.
- Co-investigator for the AHRC Digital Transformations Research Development Grant 'Community-powered transformations' working with The Tate, The British Library, the BBC and University College London to explore how arts and cultural organisations can use digital media to engage with audiences.
Publications
For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.