I am a Digital Humanities researcher, currently working at National Museums Scotland as a postdoc on the AHRC-funded Tools of Knowledge project and Visiting Fellow at the Open University, where I recently (August 2022) completed my PhD. My PhD was in Digital Humanities/Classical Studies and funded by the AHRC through the Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-East England (CHASE). Before returning to study, I worked as Repository Manager at Cambridge University Library, where I was responsible for managing and curating collections of digital objects, such as articles, theses, datasets, images and videos, as well as advising researchers on how best to describe these materials, facilitating their discovery by other users. I previously worked in other academic libraries, as well as Cambridge’s Admissions Office, where I managed digital media projects to encourage students from under-represented backgrounds to apply to the university.
My previous qualifications include MA Electronic Communication and Publishing (UCL), Certificate in Web Applications Development (Open University), MA Archaeological Research and BA (Hons.) Ancient History and Archaeology (both University of Nottingham).
Alongside my current role, I am Secretary of the UK Museums Computer Group and Programme Co-Chair of its annual conference, Museums+Tech. I am also a convenor of the IHR Digital History Seminar and a member of the Steering Committee for the Beyond Notability project. In 2018-2019, I was Web Officer for Brief Encounters, CHASE’s open-access student journal.