After completing an MA in French and Translation Studies at George Mason University (USA, 2001), I went on to complete a PhD at University College London (2015), focusing on French postmemorial fiction. I taught French and Francophone literature, language and translation at University College London, Royal Holloway and George Mason University before joining King’s College London.

From 2018 to 2025, I taught at King’s Language Centre across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. In 2025, I was appointed Language Director for French in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, where I coordinate the undergraduate French language programme.

In 2026, I was the Faculty of Arts & Humanities recipient of the King’s Outstanding Educator Award.

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, and hold the IoLET Diploma in Translation. My experience as a freelance translator also informs my teaching and interest in translation practice.

I am involved in several collaborative projects on language pedagogy and co-founded Coup de FLE, which brings together colleagues interested in creative and inclusive approaches to language teaching.

Research interests and PhD supervision

• Language Pedagogy and Inclusive Education
• Creative, Reflective and Embodied Approaches to Language Learning
• Écriture de soi and Reflective Writing

My interests centre on creative and reflective approaches to language learning and teaching, informed by my earlier work on postmemory and écriture de soi. I am particularly interested in creative writing, translation and embodied practices, and their application to inclusive language teaching.

Teaching

I teach across a range of undergraduate French language and translation modules in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. I also contribute to interdisciplinary teaching across King’s, including guest lectures on gendered language and feminism at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN).