I am Distinguished Professor of English Language and Linguistics at Lancaster University.
I was Interim Chief Executive, Economic and Social Science Research Council, from 2017 - 2018.
I was Chief Accounting Officer, Economic and Social Research Council, from 2017 - 2018.
I was Deputy Chair of Council, Economic and Social Research Council, from 2017 - 2018.
I was Director or Research, Economic and Social Research Council, from 2016-2018.
I was Director of the ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science, from 2013-2016.
I was Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Lancaster University, from 2008-2014.
I was Director of Research at the Arts and Humanities Research Council from 2005-2008.
I was Head of Department of the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, from 2000-2005.