John

Profile

I joined the University of Leeds as the School of Design’s Transformative Educator for Curriculum Redefined and Lecturer in Design Studies in 2022. I am Programme Leader for Art & Design BA (Hons) and School of Design representative for PRiA the centre for Pedagogical Research in the Arts.

I have over twenty years’ experience teaching in higher education in art and design, teaching at institutions across the UK, and in Ireland and Malaysia. I have taught at Foundation, BA and PGT levels, in Fine Art, Graphic Design, Graphic Arts, and Illustration. I am also a qualified teacher of English to speakers of other languages and have taught pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes at Reading and Lancaster universities.

I obtained a PhD from Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2015 before undertaking a postdoctoral appointment at Lancaster University.

Responsibilities

• Curriculum Redefined Transformative Educator for the School of Design
• Programme Leader BA Art and Design
• PRiA lead for the School of Design

Research interests

My research is focused on applying dialogue as a framework for practice and understanding within art and design, demonstrating dialogical praxis as the enfolding and performance of knowledge in a manner intended to offset essentialist interpretations of dialogue, art and design. I am currently interested in dialogical approaches to COIL for transnational education, and part of a University-wide team developing educational resources for co-constructing the curriculum conversations.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

• PhD Dialogue as practice and understanding in contemporary art
• MA Fine Art
• BA (Hons) Illustration

Professional memberships

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• ISSOTL

Student education

I am Programme Leader for Art & Design BA, and lead the first-year Design Studies module for the School of Design. I am also a final year dissertations tutor, drawing on my broad knowledge of art and design history, theory and practice, and experience as study skills tutor, and teacher of English for Academic Purposes.