Curriculum Vitae
Education
- University of Liverpool, London, England
From April 2015: candidate for Ed.D. (doctor educationis) - King’s College, University of London, London, England
1997 Master’s Degree (M.Mus) in Historical Musicology - Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, England
1992 Bachelor’s Degree (AGSM) with double distinction in Teaching and Performance - Trinity College of Music, London, England
1987 Licentiate Degree (LTCL) in Music Performance - Stanton School of English, London, England
1996 CTEFLA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults - 7 Scottish O grades and 4 Scottish Highers
Employment
English Language Instruction
- 2016-to-present: Iwate National University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Morioka, Iwate
Associate Professor - 2016-to-present: Tohoku Fukushi University, Sendai, Miyagi
Visiting Part-time Lecturer - 2005-to-2016: Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University, Sendai, Miyagi
Associate Professor
- 2006-to-present: Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University, Sendai, Miyagi
Visiting Part-time Lecturer - 2002-2005 Ohu University, Koriyama, Fukushima
Lecturer - Prior to working at the university level, I taught in various language schools in Tokyo.
Music Instruction
- 1988 to present: Private Music (Recorder) Instruction
Music lessons, ensemble coaching, harmony & counterpoint/ theory instruction - 1988 to 1992 Drayton Park Primary School, London, England
Visiting Peripatetic Music Instructor - 1988 to 1992 Wandsworth Adult Education Institute, London, England
Recorder Ensemble Instructor - 1995 to 1996 St. John’s Primary School, London, England
Recorder Ensemble Instructor
Personal Information
Marital Status: Married
Place of Birth: Irvine, Scotland
Date of Birth: 5th September 1968