My research focuses on the relationship between language and identity, especially in the context of contemporary Britain. I am especially interested in bi/multilingual practices and identity construction amongst adolescents, and how these various practices may be at play in different spaces. I am also involved in Polish migration work, and recently completed a Covid-19 related project which explored the impact of the lockdown on Polish Saturday schools in the UK, and the subsequent impact on heritage language learning. I specialise in narrative inquiry, exploring how narrative can be a means to construct identity, both for the individual and for nation states.

I am also involved with the ethical nature of research, including questions of researcher positionality, and the issues that arise when working with adolescents and young people.