Conferences
Presented
UK Cognitive Linguistics Conference (UKCLC)
Via Zoom/Whova, University of Birmingham, 25th-29th July 2020 Presentation: Applying metaphor theory to social advertising: A case study
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M4C Digital Festival
University of Nottingham, 13th-14th July 2020 Presentation: Applying metaphor theory to social advertising: The impact of metaphor in a sexual health campaign ![]()
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Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM)
Via Zoom, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, 18th-21st June 2020
Via Zoom, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, 18th-21st June 2020
Presentation: What counts as a multimodal metaphor (and metonymy)? Evolution of inter-rater reliability and agreement within and across seven rounds of adverts annotation, co-presented with Paula P Sobrino
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Presentation: Exploring multimodal metaphor and metonymy in advertising: Reflections on a collaboration between academics and creative practitioners, co-presented with Jeannette Littlemore and Paula P Sobrino
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Invited guest speaker:
English Language Conference Worcester Racecourse, Worcester, 9th March 2020 Invited guest speaker Presentation: The power of metaphor in language and thought Birmingham Business School University of Birmingham, 30th October 2020 Invited guest speaker Presentation: Visual language in advertising |
Metaphor Festival
Metaphor Lab, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 29th-31st August 2019 Presentation: The figurative visual language of virtual product design: The semiotics of colour and shape in smartphone app icons ![]()
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Birmingham English Language Postgraduate (BELP)
University of Birmingham, 5th April 2019 Presentation: The Visual Language of Virtual Product Design: The Semiotics of Colour and Shape in Smartphone App Icons ![]()
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Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 27th-30th June 2018 Presentation: "Surf on 4-inch stilettos": Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy in Mobile Phone Advertising ![]()
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Figurative Language Workshop
University of Nottingham, 9th August 2018 Poster: "Surf on 4-inch stilettos": Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy in Mobile Phone Advertising ![]()
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BAAL Language and New Media Seminar
Open University, Milton Keynes, 19th July 2018
Poster: "The blue-green simplicity of online communication": How companies and consumers use design to convey and construe visual messages in communication and social smartphone apps"
Open University, Milton Keynes, 19th July 2018
Poster: "The blue-green simplicity of online communication": How companies and consumers use design to convey and construe visual messages in communication and social smartphone apps"

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Postgraduate Research Poster Conference
University of Birmingham, 13th June 2018 Poster: How companies communicate to consumers using the visual language of smartphone app design ![]()
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Birmingham English Language Postgraduate Conference
University of Birmingham, 6th April 2018 Presentation: "Surf on 4-inch Stilettos": Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy in Mobile Phone Advertising ![]()
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10th International Symposium of Politeness (SymPol10)
York St John University, 12th - 14th July 2017 Presentation: How do likes and reactions operate as interpersonal politeness strategies when evaluating Facebook status updates posted in 2016? ![]()
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Undergraduate Linguistics Association of Britain (ULAB)
Cambridge University, 7th - 9th April 2017 Presentation: How do likes and reactions as interactional features on Facebook status updates posted in 2016 extend narrative evaluation? ![]()
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Attended
King's College Open Science Research Conference
11th June 2020, via Zoom Webinar
11th June 2020, via Zoom Webinar
ReproducibiliTEA Virtual Meeting: How can ECRs influence research culture and integrity?
29th May 2020, via Zoom Webinar
29th May 2020, via Zoom Webinar
Birmingham Statistics Summer School
17th-21st June 2019, University of Birmingham, UK
17th-21st June 2019, University of Birmingham, UK
Creative Power of Metaphor
29th-30th March 2019, University of Oxford, UK
29th-30th March 2019, University of Oxford, UK
Birmingham Statistics Summer School
4th-8th June 2018, University of Birmingham, UK
4th-8th June 2018, University of Birmingham, UK
Colour and Form in the Disordered Mind
3rd-4th May 2018, University of Birmingham, UK
3rd-4th May 2018, University of Birmingham, UK
Public Engagement Day
17th April 2018, University of Birmingham, UK
17th April 2018, University of Birmingham, UK
Language, Social Media, and Migration (Seminar)
2nd February 2018, University of Birmingham, UK, TLANG Project
2nd February 2018, University of Birmingham, UK, TLANG Project
Cognitive Approaches to Language in Education (CogLingEdBAAL)
18th-19th January 2018, University of Glasgow, UK
18th-19th January 2018, University of Glasgow, UK