Biography

Education and Qualifications

2002 to 2005. LLB in Law and Sociology, First Class Honours, Cardiff  University

2005 to 2010. PhD: Religion, Law and Society – An Analysis of the Interface between the Law on Religion and the Sociology of Religion (Supervised by Professor Norman Doe), Cardiff University

2011: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Current Roles

• Professor of Law, Cardiff University
• Editor of  the following book seires:
  • Leading Works in Law, published by Routledge
  • (with Professor Lydia Hayes, Dr Katie Richards and Dr Sharon Thompson) of Transforming Legal Histories, published by Routledge
  • ICLARS Series on Law and Religion, published by Routledge
  • Anthem Studies in Law Reform, published by Anthem
  • Anthem Law and Society Series, published by Anthem

Editorial Board Memberships

• Brill Research Perspectives in Law and Religion
• European Journal of Law and Religion
• Law and Justice
• Journal of the Sociology of Law and Religion

Previous Roles

• Specialist Contributing Editor, Jowitt’s Dictionary of English Law (Ecclesiastical Law)
• European representative on the editorial board of the Routledge Series on Law and Religion
• Elected member of the General Committee of the Ecclesiastical Law Society

Professional memberships

• Co-founder and co-convenor of the Law and History research group
• Co-founder and member of the Law and Religion Scholars Network (LARSN)
• Co-founder and member of the Interfaith Legal Advisers Network (ICLARS)
• Member of the GW4 Network on Family Regulation and Society
• Member of the Ecclesiastical Law Society
• Member of the Selden Society
• Member of the Society of Legal Scholars
• Member of the Socio-Legal Studies Association

Academic positions

2016 to 2018: Reader in Law, Cardiff University

2013 to 2016: Senior Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University

2008 to 2013: Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University