Dr
Helen WestProfile page
(She/her/hers)
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
BIOGRAPHY
Dr Helen West is Senior Lecturer in English Language in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education at the University of Chester, UK. She is a research and knowledge exchange representative for the Division of Communication, Screen and Performance. She was Single Honours English Language Programme leader 2017-18 and Student Engagement Officer for English 2018-2024, organising educational visits and events to promote immersed teaching experiences, as well as promoting student as partners teaching and learning practice, and supportive methods of assessment. Helen's research is focussed in the field of sociolinguistics, specialising in phonetics (accent), exploring the processes of language variation and change using a combination of computational, and quantitative and qualitative approaches.
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS
- Senior LecturerUniversity of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom13 Jul 2017
- LecturerUniversity of Chester, English, Chester, United Kingdom2 Sep 2013 - 30 Jun 2017
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- External ExaminerBlackpool and The Fylde College, English Studies, Blackpool, United Kingdom15 May 2024 - 15 May 2024
- Programme Leader BA (Single Hons) English LanguageUniversity of Chester, English, Chester, United Kingdom11 Sep 2017 - 1 Jun 2018
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity of York, York, United Kingdom1 Sep 2009 - 15 Mar 2013
- MSc.University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom1 Sep 2008 - 31 Aug 2009
- MA (Hons)University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom6 Sep 2004 - 1 Jul 2008
CERTIFICATIONS
- Fellow HEAUniversity of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom17 Aug 2016
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- PGCert Learning and Teaching in Higher EducationUniversity of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE
- Culture and Society Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute
SCHOOL
- School for the Creative Industries
RESEARCH & INNOVATION ROLES
- Contribution to Knowledge and Understanding Coordinator