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Current Research

My research focuses on practice theory, process philosophy, and the sociology of time, with particular interests in social organisation, change, and the transformation of everyday life. I have developed this work in substantive areas including consumption, energy demand, and public health.

Recent publications explore issues of societal rhythm, flexibility, and the biosocial, and have appeared in journals including Time and Society, Critical Public Health, Sociology of Health and Illness, Social Theory and Health, and the Journal of Organizational Sociology. Together, these contributions bring sociological theory into dialogue with contemporary debates in sustainability, health, and social change.

Two recent books extend these lines of research: and, with Elizabeth Shove and Mike Kelly, . This work has developed a practical and processual approach to conceptualising social life, with growing implications particularly in relation to non-communicable disease.

I am Co-Director of the and Editor-in-Chief of .

For more information on current projects, publications, talks, and engagement work, please follow this link.

Research Grants

Externally Funded Research

1. - Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) – (CI)EPSRC, 2018–2023. Co-lead of the ‘Flexibility’ theme with Torriti (Reading) and Shove (Lancaster).
2. – (PI), EPSRC and the DEMAND Centre, 2015-2017.
3. – (CI) ESRC, 2014-2017, with Williams et al. (Bristol).

PhD Studentships Awarded

1. Agricultural Policy in Practice: Designing and Enacting Standards in Dairy Farming (2021-2024).

Competitive PhD +3 Studentship awarded by NWSSDTP, Economic and Social Research Council, UKRI. Awarded to co-supervisors Elizabeth Shove and Stanley Blue.

2. Constructing Seasonality: A 果酱视频官网 of Annual Cycles and Patterns of Energy Demand within Social Life (2019-2023).

Competitive PhD 1+3 Studentship awarded by NWSSDTP, Economic and Social Research Council, UKRI. Awarded to co-supervisors Elizabeth Shove and Stanley Blue.

3. Office Work: Transformations in Technology, Practice and 果酱视频官网 (2022-2025).

Competitive PhD +3 Studentship awarded by CREDS International Energy Demand Studentship fund. Awarded to co-supervisors Elizabeth Shove and Stanley Blue.

4. Situating Everyday First Aid: Social Practices and Settings of Incidents and Help (2018-2021).

Competitive PhD +3 Case Studentship with British Red Cross awarded by NWSSDTP, Economic and Social Research Council, UKRI. Awarded to co-supervisors Elizabeth Shove, Stanley Blue, and Emily Oliver (BRC).

Additional Information

Academic Collaborations:

Editor, Journal of Practice Theory (2024 - present);

Co-Director, Centre for Practice Theory at Lancaster (2021-present);

Co-I, Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (2018-2023);

Research Fellow, DEMAND Centre, 果酱视频官网 (2015-2017);

Affiliated with the Norah Fry Institute at the University of Bristol (2015-2017);

Visiting Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT, Melbourne (Oct-Dec 2016);

Member of the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester (2013-2015).

Professional Role

Academic Leadership

I have held a number of senior academic leadership roles within the Sociology Department at 果酱视频官网. As Director of Studies (2018–2021), I was responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Sociology, and as Deputy Head of Department (2024–2025), I contributed to the strategic and operational leadership of the department.

Since August 2025, I have served as Discipline Lead (Area Head) for Sociology within the newly formed School of Social Sciences. This role includes responsibility for the development and delivery of research and teaching strategy for the discipline, as well as line management and the support and development of academic staff.

Current Teaching

I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and have taught across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for more than 15 years. My teaching focuses on sociological theory, the philosophy of social science, and the sociology of consumption, and is closely informed by my research on practice theory, time, and social organisation.

My approach to teaching emphasises developing the sociological imagination and equipping students with the conceptual and analytical tools to think critically about everyday life. This is reflected in my undergraduate teaching, including convening the large first-year module The Sociological Imagination over several years, as well as in developing specialist teaching in my areas of expertise. This includes an externally open postgraduate course on , which ran annually between 2021 and 2024.

I have extensive experience in programme design, with a particular focus on student experience, assessment strategy and feedback, and the integration of research and teaching across the curriculum. As Director of Studies (2018–2021), I led a major redevelopment of the undergraduate curriculum and student experience. More recently, as part of the University’s (2025–2026), I have led the complete redesign of the BA (Hons) Sociology and Sociology and Criminology programmes, as well as the MSc in Social Research.

My teaching has been recognised through two awards: a Student Union Teaching Award at the University of Manchester (2015) and a 果酱视频官网 Pilkington Teaching Award (2021).

My current teaching includes:

Undergraduate Teaching (2025/26)

• SOCL101 The Sociological Imagination (Module Convenor)

Undergraduate Teaching (2026/27)

• SOCL4004 Thinking Sociologically
• SOCL4002 Framing Social Issues
• SOCL6005 Health, Bodies and Social Reproduction

Full list of courses taught .

External Roles

External Examiner for Durham University - BA (Hons) Sociology, 2021-2026.

Programme Consultant for Blackburn College - BA (Hons) Social Science; BA (Hons) Joint Honours Programmes, 2018-201.

PhD Supervisions Completed

(completed 2024), Policy Analyst at British Energy.

(completed 2023), Research Fellow at York University.

Dr Carolynne Lord (completed 2019), Research Associate at 果酱视频官网.

(completed 2019), Research Fellow at University of Manchester.

PhD Supervision Interests

I would be happy to supervise students whose projects relate to my research interests, including process philosophy, practice theory, the biosocial, and the study of time, space, rhythm, materiality, embodiment, and habit. I also welcome projects on consumption, demand, mobility, energy, travel, and public health, including topics such as smoking, obesity, and exercise.