Academics face a myriad of pressures: to gain external funds, publish, create impact, teach, lead, present, innovate, the list goes on... Alongside this you must be able to cope with rejection, apply for promotion, and deal with difficult colleagues. All of this in an increasingly hostile higher education environment. My approach is empathetic--I understand and I've been there--but I'm also pragmatic. Together we can identify problems and develop realistic, achievable change and outcomes.
I am an Honorary Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies at Brunel University London, where I was formerly the Director of the Institute for Communities and Society. I have decades of experience in Australia and the UK in leadership, researching, writing, publishing, teaching, and supervising/examining PhDs.
From PhD candidates to Vice Chancellors and everybody in between I can work with you to:
survive and thrive in universities;
deal with difficult workplace dynamics;
write, present and publish;
address self-awareness, stress, anxiety, "imposter syndrome" (feelings of fraudulence or not belonging);
consider personal, social, and cultural issues including disability, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality;
make space and time for thinking;
identify and maintain core beliefs and values in the face of neoliberal demands.