About

Hi, I'm Josephine. I'm an academic researcher and writer, as well as a radio/audio and public relations practitioner. My professional career began in local radio. I have worked in all three sectors: commercial, the BBC and community access. I have worked as a public relations and promotions expert as well as a presenter, producer and journalist. More recently, I have been teaching in Higher Education, both at undergraduate (Birkbeck, University of London) and postgraduate level (Brunel University of London) specialising in media and communications studies, PR practice/theory and related fields.

Teaching (in Higher Education)

September 2019 – December 2024: Brunel University of London, Senior Lecturer in Media and Public Relations (Arts and Humanities/Film and Television)

October 2022 - August 2025: University of Staffordshire, External Examiner for Journalism and Digital Media (School of Digital, Technologies & Arts)

October 2016 - September 2019: Birkbeck University of London, Associate Tutor, Media and Cultural Studies (School of Arts)

Qualifications

Brunel, University of London

Sept 2020 to July 2021 | FHEA via APEX Open route. Achieved fellowship on 1st October 2021

Birkbeck, University of London

2014 to 2020 | PhD: Talk of the Town. Exploring the social site of local content production for community radio

Birkbeck, University of London

2008 to 2010 | MA, History of Film and Visual Media

University of Cambridge

1985 to 1988 | MA, Geography

Memberships

Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA)

2019 to present | Member Link to PRCA 

Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA)

2016 to present | Former Chair and current Communications Officer of the RSN (Link to Radio Studies Network)

Harpenden Writers

1996 to 2023 | Link to Harpenden Writers