Dr Jessica Hancock
Lecturer in Academic Development
GCU London
Jessica joined Glasgow Caledonian University London in 2015 as a lecturer in Academic Development. She works with students and staff to improve learning by teaching subjects that include academic writing and critical analysis.
Previously, Jessica has taught academic skills at the University of Portsmouth and Brunel University London, and English literature and critical theory at the University of Oxford. At Brunel University she completed a research project into the experience of Brunel students with BTEC qualifications, funded by the Widening Participation department.
Her AHRC-funded doctoral research examined gender identity in re-writings of the medieval Scandinavian Völsung legend (also the inspiration for Wagner's Ring Cycle operas). The texts analysed in her thesis included William Morris' The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún and Melvin Burgess' young-adult novels Bloodtide and Bloodsong. Prior to completing her DPhil at the University of Oxford, Jessica gained an MA and BA in English literature from Cardiff University.
Research Interests
- Higher Education student identities
- Learning development, academic writing and independent learning
- Gender
- Medieval, Victorian and children’s literature
Memberships
Associate Fellow of the HEA
Member of the Association of Learning Development in Higher Education