I graduated from Queen's University Belfast (N. Ireland) where I gained my BA (First Class Hons), MA (Distinction), and PhD. I teach Introduction to Rhetoric, Introduction to Linguistics, Research in Context, Stylistics, and Forensic Linguistics Courses previously taught both in NL and the Belfast, include 'Early Modern Literature and Culture' (BA and MA level), 'Language and the Law' (MA level), 'Language and Power', 'Forensic Linguistics', 'Langauge and Narrative Style', 'Creative Writing', and 'Sounds of the City' (Literature). I advocate for impact outside academia and have developed projects using literature and shared reading in prisons, forensic mental health hospitals, schools, universities, ex-prisoner community groups, and cancer hospitals. I am currently developing a research project: 'No Ordinary Crowd': The linguistics of blame in the evidence-gathering processes following the Hillsborough Football Stadium Disaster I am writing two books: From Literature to Life: Reading in Prison (Palgrave) and Discourse Analysis (with Brian Walker) (Routledge).