To date, my research has focused on a set of questions around the origins, strategic trajectory and political significance of contemporary forms of left-wing politics, in general and feminist activism, in particular. My approach to this subject is interdisciplinary, involves both theoretical and empirical research and is qualitative in nature taking me to a range of fieldwork sites from the World Social Forums in Mumbai, India and Porto Alegre, Brazil to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. As can be seen from my publication record, in recent years, my empirical focus has shifted from the gendered politics of the global anti-capitalist movement (a topic of interest to International Relations) to various renditions of national left politics, including “Corbynism” (a subject primarily addressed by British Politics). What has remained constant is my engagement with and commitment to feminist theoretical and methodological approaches which continue to inspire my thinking and writing as well as my pedagogy

I completed my Bachelor of Arts at Princeton University majoring in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and then went on to do an MA degree at York University (Toronto) in Political Science. I completed my PhD entitled 'Social Movements and the Making of World Politics' at the London School of Economics in 2001. I have been working at Exeter University since 1998.

Recent Administrative Posts:

Jan 2019 – College Director of Post-Graduate Research for the School for Social Sciences and International Studies. In this role, I am responsible for devising and implementing strategies to monitor and support 600 PhD students across five departments within the College.

May 2018 - Academic Lead..

Feb. 2018 - Equality and Diversity Group. As a member of this committee, I meet monthly to discuss strategies to support the departmental Athena Swan application on gender equality as well as other departmental Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity initiatives.

Sept. 2017 -2018 PhD Admissions Officer. Responsible for processing PhD applications to the department.

January 2015 - 2016 Pathway Lead for Interdisciplinary ‘Security, Conflict and Human Rights’ Program within SWDTC.

Oct. 2015 – Sept. 2017 Senior Tutor..

Sept 2012 –Sept 2014 Department Director of Doctoral Studies. .

Since 2007 I have supervised 10 PhD students to completion and am currently supervising three funded students. I am able to support PhD students working in the following research areas:1) social movement activism, particularly forms of left-wing politics, although I am also interested in right-wing variants; 2) the theory and practice of feminism and 3) critical theoretical debates including radical democratic theory, poststructuralist perspectives and neo-Marxist approaches to politics.