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London

London, England, United Kingdom

Developing, coordinating, and delivering four large academic conference projects Historical Materialism journal at SOAS (2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024), each with a total attendance of up to 1000 people. Organising online and in-person communication with speakers, editorial board members and stakeholders. Managing teams of staff and volunteers. Liaising with an external funding body to allocate and distribute grants.Maintaining database for tracking conference information and bookings using Excel, Airtable and Stripe. Creating and managing registration processes for attendees, delegates and speakers. Assist editorial board in programming through research-led selection of high-quality, innovative and diverse speakers.

Coordinating and delivering research events with strategic partners, and internal research development events for Collaborative Doctoral Students and Library Staff. Embedding systems for increased collaborative working.Planning and delivering online events such as webinars for a large audience via MS Teams. Provided tech support to ensure smooth running of virtual events. Ensuring events are accessible and continuously improved upon.

London, England, United Kingdom

Researched consumer culture and trends in South Asian markets.Identified insights, new cultural trends and solved problems for brands via semiotics and cultural insights. Conducted consumer behaviour analysis through qualitative and quantitative analysis, social listening and intelligence and semiotics.

• Project managed commissions from acquisition through to publication. Developed meeting schedules to ensure clear communication on design, cover copy, marketing, and publicity ideas, improving organisational efficiency. • Programmed a series of in person and online events and podcasts with authors to engage target audience, resulting in increased sales and second print runs. • Managed project budgets and produced reports to evaluate project outcomes and managed communications with authors, booksellers, editors, and external partners.• Delivered skilled editing, copyediting, typesetting using InDesign, and proofreading. Mentored and supported interns on their development, communication skills, and in following complex briefs.

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

• Curated, developed, and delivered over 300 events, workshops and courses, engaging 4000+ participants. Increased average course occupancy from 43% to 60%, with many sold out events.• Strengthened existing partnerships and strategically planned new partnerships with local organisations, including high-profile arts centres, galleries, museums and publishers, enabling BI to reach audiences in target communities.• Co-created community-led projects to engage new and local LGBTQIA+ and Global Majority audiences. Embedded consideration of care and diversity in all programmes, ensuring safe and equitable experiences for all participants. • Introduced and embedded systems and processes to better manage events coordination, increase collaborative working, and improve communication across teams, resulting in substantial productivity improvements.• Managed project budgets and financial administration, as well as facilitation of meetings with clients and team members. Improved minute-taking and communication of decisions and action points.• Produced a range of research-informed evaluations for key stakeholders, including trend analyses, insight reports, and event evaluations. Coordinated regular reflection meetings to inform learning and build on feedback.

• Prepared, developed and delivered teaching on Psychosocial Studies and Social Theory module by building a bespoke learning experience through presentations and small group work. • Ensured that teaching content incorporated the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion. • Transferred complex and theoretical ideas by narrative building and using examples from social and cultural life. • Embedded practices drawing on critical pedagogy to enable coproduction of educational outcomes with students.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Provided support for people undergoing complex psychosocial and mental health needs. • Built and maintained relationships with service-users by providing emotional or practical support. • Co-facilitated a non-directional Asian women’s group centred on questions of diversity, identity and belonging.• Proactively contributed to group supervision meetings and regular service reviews.

• Designed, programmed, and produced all aspects of a weekly series of live, online, podcast-style events, from inviting and interviewing guests to developing promotional campaigns.• Successfully built an engaged audience community on social media platforms, doubling Twitter followers and developing an international following.

• Provided high-quality research informed teaching to a range of undergraduate psychology students. • Designed and organised teaching to ensure effective and efficient delivery. • Provided academic support and instructed students on psychology modules. • Facilitated laboratory sessions, computer-based learning and planned structured and innovative learning activities to sustain participatory discussions.

• Conducted extensive online and archival research for ‘City of Women’ research project initiated by Reni Eddo-Lodge, Rebecca Solnit and Emma Watson. • Managed datasets using systematic coding and classification.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Sourcing and collating patent data using online databases for the ‘Politics of Patent’ research project. • Checked and classified data prior to Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis.

• Supported adults experiencing mental health and psychosocial problems by delivering one-to-one keywork sessions with service users and collaborating on recovery plans that promote independence and engagement with the wider community. • Produced incident reports, therapy plans, crisis plans and risk assessments to inform learning. Prepared and facilitated workshops.

Delivered tutorials to Key Stage Two students, students with learning difficulties and GCSE students to remove barriers to learning. Main subjects taught included English Literature, Mathematics and Psychology. Gained significant success in the improvement of learning and attitudes to subjects, especially with students displaying low or no engagement. Provided regular feedback to students. Honed my own pedagogical skills. Developed a passion for creating a nurturing and positive environment to encourage independent thinking.

London, England, United Kingdom

Worked with academic recruitment agency Syllogism. Gathered and analysed complex sets of data, both qualitative and quantitative. Completed detailed reports for clients. Maintained the institutional research database and repository that supported Brunel University London’s research program. Promoted best practice in open access publishing by ensuring compliance with funders and university policies. Managed communication with academics to drive engagement with open access.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Psychology And Sociology

My research lies at the intersection of critical theory, psychosocial studies, and psychoanalysis, exploring how people experience freedom.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Psychoanalysis And Contemporary Society

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Psychology