Professional activities
Conference Roles
- 'Hermetic Poetry and the Second Person', Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (British Personalist Forum, 2014)
- 'An Introduction to Paul Ricoeur's Hermeneutics', by Invitation (Eton College, 2008)
- Lacan's Theory of Metaphor and Metonymy, by Invitation (Manchester Metropolitan University, 2008)
Editorships
- Appraisal: The Journal of the British Personalist Forum (Member of the Editorial Board, 2013 - present)
- Palgrave Pop Music, Culture and Identity (Member of the Editorial Board, 2011 - present)
- Philosophy in Review (Regular Reviewer, 2000 - 2010)
- Language and Discourse (Editor, 1993 - 1997)
Examination Roles
- University of Central Lancashire, BA (UG, 2005)
- University of Central Lancashire, BA (UG, 2004)
- University of Central Lancashire, BA (UG, 2003)
- University of Central Lancashire, BA (UG, 2002)
- University of Central Lancashire, BA (UG, 2001)
Organisations I have been associated with
- University of Liverpool Scholars Scheme (2013 - present)
Professional Body Memberships
- British Personalist Forum (Member of Executive Committee, 2014 - present)
- Society for Ricoeur Studies (UK-Ireland) (Member, 2009 - present)
- British Philosophical Association (Member, 2004 - present)
- Poetics and Linguistics Association (Member, 1993 - 2008)
- American Philosophical Association (Member, 1989 - present)
- Modern Language Association (Member, 1988 - present)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- Chair, School of English Learning and Teaching Committee, Progress Committee, Teaching Quality Peer Review Group, and Recruitment, Admissions, Progression and Destinations Committee. Member, School of English International Recruitment Committee, Examinations Procedures Committee and Mitigating Circumstances Committee.
- Member, Faculty of Arts Learning and Teaching Committee and Academic Standards Sub-Committee. Member, Philosophy Board of Studies.