(She/her) 2022 | MPhil in Sociology (Media and Culture); Cambridge University

I am a recent graduate of Human, Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge (specialising in Sociology) and will be studying for an MPhil in the Sociology of Media and Culture at Cambridge this year. My proposed research will build on the work I completed for my Undergraduate dissertation, examining how state and public usage of social media affects the visibility of marginalised groups. By centring the voices of those subject to unwanted online exposure, this work intends to deepen our understanding of how existing inequalities are reproduced and extended in online space.

I am extremely grateful to The Snowdon Masters Scholarship for allowing me to embark upon this project without the additional strain of precarious employment that has underpinned my studies since high school. Participation in the Disabled Leaders Network will also allow me to learn from and be inspired by others. My journey navigating disability is a fairly new one, having only been formally diagnosed with a chronic health condition in October of 2020. The self-advocacy of others in this network and beyond serves as a valuable and motivating example to follow.

Outside of work and academia, I enjoy (albeit very amateur) arts and crafts, as well as admittedly spending far too much time on the very social media platforms my academic work criticises. When I get the chance I also cherish the opportunity to return home to the Northeast of England, which will always have my heart.