About Me
Jack's research focuses on the experience of Black British individuals within Higher Education (HE).
His research stems from his own experiences navigating Higher Education as a Mixed Black British individual.
Outside of academia, Jack is a keen health and fitness enthusiast and enjoys getting out for long walks in the countryside with his dog.
Focusing on Black British Experience in Higher Education.
Research Projects
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee – Conducted in 2020, this project focuses on non-white student experience at Higher Education Institutions (HEIS). A qualitative methodology was utilised, particularly semi-structured interviews.
No Seat at the Table – Stemming from Wake Up, this project focused on the experience of Black faculty members at UK-based HEIs. Again incorporating semi-structured interviews, Jack also utilised policy analysis to review universities’ publicly available Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) policy. This project concluded with Jack’s 3-Step Action Plan, which he delivers at his workshops.
Workshops
Jack has experience delivering Anti-Racism workshops in a variety of sectors including research, charity and the legal sector.
You can download examples of these below.
Events
Jack has hosted events annually for Black History Month whilst conducting his research at Cardiff University. Events in 2021 were conducted in collaboration with Dr Monica Thomas and Dr Laura Shobiye and focused on 4 different topics; Black British Music as Resistance, Being Black in Academia, Embodied Blackness and Black Joy.
In 2022, Jack hosted Black Narratives Through the Arts . Jack hosted panel discussions, a film screening and Q&A with film maker Dale Williams, and spoken word poetry performances with award-winning poet Duke Al Durham.
