University of Birmingham (2012-2015; 2019-present)
PhD English Language and Linguistics (2021-present)
Thesis title: Using synaesthetic metaphor, gesture, and iconicity in sensory descriptions
Supervisors: Prof. Jeannette Littlemore (lead), Dr Marcus Perlman (co-) and Dr Bodo Winter (co-)
MA Social Research, Distinction (2020-2021)
Dissertation title: The ‘tingly feeling’: A study of the co-occurrence of iconic words and gesture in the TV News Archive
MA Applied Linguistics, Distinction (2019-2020)
Dissertation title: You don’t ever have to describe garlic: An exploration of metaphor in descriptions of sensory experience
BA English Language and Philosophy Joint Honours, First Class (2012-2015)
Dissertation title: Cross-sensory associations: Bridging the gap between metaphor and synaesthesia