Biography
Having completed my undergraduate and master’s degrees at the University of Liverpool, I came to Keele in September 2012. I am currently in the final year of an AHRC funded doctorate, undertaken in collaboration with Staffordshire Record Office.
Supervisors: Alannah Tomkins (lead) and Nigel Tringham
Research and scholarship
My thesis examines the role of aristocrats and their agents in the nineteenth century growth of industrial towns in Staffordshire. I am specifically examining the impact of the economic and social policies of the dukes of Sutherland and the earls of Bradford on the development of Longton and Walsall respectively.
Supervisors: Alannah Tomkins (lead) and Nigel Tringham
Teaching
In 2014/5 I am scheduled to assist in the Modern Local History Modules HIS-10035 and HIS-10036, and on HIS-20081 (Victorian Society) as a sessional tutor.
Publications
Conference papers given:
January 2014: ‘Both Sides of the Counter: Collaborating with a Record Office’, Making Connections: Collaboration in Research and Practice, King’s College London
March 2014: ‘The Potter Family: the Walsall agents of the Earls of Bradford, 1830-1870’, Staffordshire History Day, Kingston Centre, Stafford
School of Humanities
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Keele University
Staffordshire
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Tel: +44 (0) 1782 733109
Head of School
Dr Nick Seager
Room: CBB1.038 (Chancellor's Building, 'B' Extension)
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 733142
Email: n.p.seager@keele.ac.uk
School and college outreach
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 734009
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