About me

I am a digital anthropologist and scholar of political communication whose work examines how processes of platformisation are facilitating the emergence of new figurations of political identity and reshaping public life.

I hold a PhD in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), awarded in 2021. My doctoral research, supported by an NUI travelling Studentship in Media and Communications, analysed the convergence of digital politics, online partisan media, and affective polarisation during the 2016 US presidential election. My postdoctoral research, funded by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, elaborated on my earlier doctoral work to explore how the social media audiences of reactionary political influencers seek to participate in the mediation of reactionary politics in the context of new creator economies. 

Broadly speaking, my research interests lie in understanding how people experience, engage with, and communicate about the cultural, political, and social dimensions of technological change. I have extensive experience of developing these thematics across academic and industry roles, including most recently as a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin (UCD), working under the academic mentorship of Prof Kylie Jarrett. My current work leverages my core research interests to foster a new focus on the political implications of generative media and the status of influencer audiences in the EU’s regulatory ecosystem.

I am a seasoned university educator with notable expertise delivering high-quality, engaged, and research-led teaching across the humanities and social sciences. I have delivered or supported modules at all levels in several Irish and UK universities, including designing programmes for undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral cohorts. I have likewise delivered thematic guest lectures to undergraduate and postgraduate students at LSE, Queen Mary University of London, National Chengchi University, and UCD. My experience further encompasses the delivery of bespoke professional training programmes for global social intelligence industry specialists. 

I believe in the power of collaborative research, with ongoing or prior memberships in several international academic research networks, including NYLON and BRESTOLON. I am currently a member of the UCD Centre for Digital Policy and the Reactionary Politics Research Network, where I am also a member of the RPRN Editorial Board. I regularly contribute to international dialogues on responsible innovation and digital governance, through participation in academic and industry conferences and via representations to international organisations like UNESCO. In addition, I have significant experience in the delivery of international conferences and symposia, including the forthcoming IAMCR2026, to be hosted by the University of Galway, and the recent international symposium Reaction(ary) Media: Situating Influencers, Audiences, and Antagonisms, held at UCD in May 2025.

My research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Media Theory, AI & Society, and Journalism. In addition, I have co-authored a number of reports and book chapters, including contributions to a United Nations report on bullying and a study of the transformation of national news agencies in Europe. I also address my work to public audiences, with work featured on RTÉ Brainstorm and L’Atelier BNP Paribas’ Insights series, as well as through media interviews, including in The New York Times. My time in industry further afforded me the opportunity to develop skills and experience in digital storytelling techniques, including overseeing the production of an award-winning examination of social mobility in the digital age.

If you want to get in touch, you can find me on LinkedIn or Bluesky. Equally, you can reach out via email.