As a Professor in the Centre for Global Education I am working on several themes, my focus is on digital culture and also on assisting people with disabilities through new technology. 

My particular research interests lie in innovative digital media, digital/physical flexible exhibitions, creative archiving and international heritage; but also in technology-enabled access to information for marginalised groups. Having created augmented and virtual reality platforms and digital games for prestigeous organisations such as the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and Robben Island Museum and having run my own media company for ten years I am fascinated by the creative economy and will be examining new models of business for creative entrepreneurs and educators. 

Jacqueline is exploring digital culture learning and technology for marginalised groups, She was instrumental in setting up three of Coventry University’s most innovative centres: the Serious Games Institute, the Disruptive Media Learning Lab and Centre for Postdigital Cultures and is now a Professor in the Centre for Global Learning. She has been working in digital culture since she began her career as a graphic artist with the BBC. 

Working with disruptive learning, serious games, virtual worlds, augmented reality and related digital media, Jacqueline has developed a wide range of projects. They include: health games for autism and dating violence, as well as cultural projects with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, BT, Europeana Space and the Lanchester Archive. She also led the Mandela27 Project with Robben Island Museum in South Africa about the story of Nelson Mandela, and the PACES and SWING projects with global partners in Morocco, Egypt and Europe. She is also wrote, led and directing the micro museum, Lanchester Interactive Archive, which was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and was PI on the MUSE project with partners in Argentina, Chile and Mexico. 

Her research in the field of digital cultures has given her a global network which has had led to high profile impact, income generation and new knowledge creation. In her research Jacqueline has developed a model for digital amplification that is being used in the university and beyond. She has a portfolio of research outputs focussing on digital heritage, creative archiving and democratic creative learning. 

Jacqueline began her career in digital media with BBC Television in London as a graphic artist, moving on to the early development of digital graphics, 3D and animation design. She ran her own Broadcast Media company for 10 years employing graphic artists and many other broadcast professionals. Before joining the CPC she was Deputy Director at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab, and before that Programmes Director of the Serious Games Institute at Coventry University, Co-Director of the Digital Media Grand Challenge and the Leader of Games for Health UK. 

Her career portfolio includes running her own design online business, leading the adult team at Birmingham Brain Injury Centre and Employer Development Manager for De Montfort University. She has presented at conferences around the world, and specialises in digital culture, disruptive media research, and innovation management, having designed and directed over 20 successful digital national and international projects worth over £12 million.