Heather has over 12 years’ experience working as a lecturer in Education at Plymouth University. Her teaching focused on equality, diversity and inclusion and she has a particular interest in areas of sustainability relating to peace, social justice and community building. She is an experienced academic tutor, having mentored students through a wide range of dissertation projects over the past 10 years. She has much experience teaching about research methods and has worked as a research assistant for a variety of university research projects, community groups and for the local council.
Heather is an artist and mural painter and has developed lectures, workshops and interactive community talks about the arts and creativity as methods of expression and languages for inclusion, equality, and social change. She co-developed a new module, ‘Sustainability in Creative Communication’, for an Education for Sustainability degree. The module aimed to explore the role of the arts and creativity as methods of communication for developing more sustainable futures.
Heather has a background in community work and takes an interest in community development programmes, including creating connections with local arts and nature projects to enhance module content and student experience. Heather is also a programme evaluator for a community drama programme at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth.
Heather has a PhD in Education, an MSc in Social Research and a BA(Hons) in Community Work. She is also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
