My research interests are primarily in medieval religious literature in Latin and English, as well as in theoretical and theological approaches to medievalism and encounter with the past. My doctorate, supervised by Professor Annie Sutherland, was awarded in 2020: ‘Anchoritic Prayer in Time: Enclosure and Encounter, c.1080-1350.’
Since then I have held two postdoctoral research fellowships at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, and the Parker Library, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where I pursued an ongoing research project on the ‘harlot saint’ figure Thais in medieval culture. Forthcoming from that work is an article in Viator: ‘Poet-bishop and harlot saint: Marbod of Rennes’ life of Thais in context.’
In 2022 I co-organised the landmark international conference ‘New Visions of Julian of Norwich’ at Somerville College, and am co-editing a forthcoming special issue of Medieval Feminist Forum collecting work stemming from that event.
At Oxford I am teaching undergraduate Troilus and Criseyde and Old English commentary papers, and co-supervising an MSt Medieval Studies dissertation on the work of Marbod of Rennes.
