My main research interest is in the role of emotion in cognitive processes, especially cognitive flexibility when engaged in on-line environments. I also have a passionate interest in the development and use of Virtual Social Learning Systems along with the influence of semantics on the professional identities of further education practitioners.
2005-Present Senior Tutor/Lecturer Blackpool & The Fylde College
2002-2005 Lecturer Burnley College
1987-2004 Owner/Manager/Games Designer & Developer Crasiworld Games
LSIS-IfL Research Development Fellowship Award, 2010-2011 (£6500)
LSIS-IfL Research Development Fellowship Award, 2009-2010 (£6500)
E-Learning Development Fund, 2009-2010 (£3000)
TQEF, 2008-2009 (£2000)
TQEF, 2007-2008 (£2000)
BSc (Hons) Top-Up Project Management [Business & Commerce, Leadership & Teamwork, Dissertation Research Skills, Dissertation Supervisor (8 students)]
FD Project Management [Legal, Ethical & Professional Practice, Conflict Resolution, Supply Chain & Logistics, Innovation, Technology & Sustainability]
Can Emotion Expand Minds Online? The Problems of Positive Mood Induction for Cognitive Flexibility
Senior Tutor / Lecturer for HE in FE students
Peer Reviewer for Computers and Education [International Journal]
External Examiner for UCLAN Furness College FDSc New Media Design & Technology
JISC RSC Northwest Recognition of Innovation Award 2011
PhD Educational Research, 2007-2012 Lancaster University
Master of Arts (Module), 2010 Sunderland University. Module: Advancing Pedagogy: Post Compulsory Education and Training
Master of Science, 2006-2007 Lancaster University Multimedia Courseware Engineering (Advanced Learning Technology). Master's Thesis: Cultivating the Ethical and Respectful Minds with Games and Simulations
Bachelor of Science, 2005 Blackpool & The Fylde College (Lancaster University) Information Technology. Project: The User-Centric Virtual Learning Environment
Certificate of Education, 2005 Burnley College (University of Central Lancashire)
