PROFESSOR OF FILM, TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE FOR HUMAN ANIMAL STUDIES (CFHAS) AT EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY.
Her research interests focus on animals and popular culture and film and politics. Her publications include the books Memento, Popular Media and Animals, Beyond Human: From Animality to Transhumanism, American Independent Cinema: indie, indiewood and beyond, and The Routledge Companion to Film and Politics. Her forthcoming book is titled, Another Point of View: Animals and Anthropomorphism.