Independent Researcher, Curator and Practicing Artist
August 2016 to present
Julie's work involves writing academic papers for journal submission and short articles for blog and magazine publications. In 2018, she authored an academic book titled Adoption in the Digital Age: Opportunities and Challenges for the 21st Century published by Palgrave Macmillan. Additionally, she collaborated with Dr. Sylvia Schroer on providing written evidence for the UK Parliament.
As co-lead of the Augmented Society Network, Julie collaboratively worked with the RSA Thematic Network based in the US, alongside other international education and researchers, on an educational report to reimagine education. Julie was both the senior editor for the report and the lead on one of the papers within the report.
Working with the co-lead of the Augmented Society Network Zoe Camper (co-founder) they developed an international collaborative project Creativity Offers Us A New Formula For Life. The project explored the different ways creativity drives innovation, science, and manufacturing; how it could provide solutions to world problems; and help us to adapt to change. The Augmented Society Network extended an invitation to individuals and organizations to participate in this creative endeavor, both in the digital realm and in real life. This collaborative space aimed to merge art, science, and manufacturing to drive positive change by fostering connections between people, communities, and the world at large.
The Creativity Offers Us A New Formula For Life project was exhibited at RSA House, London in 2023 and Creativity Offers Us A New Formula For Life 2.0 at The Hive, Worcester in 2024. The project attracted contributors from the UK, US, Italy, Canada, Morroco, Malta, the Philipines, Ireland, and Colombia.
The project will be included in an academic book titled Society and Technology: Promoting Well-Being in a Digital Age? edited by Dr. Hannah R. Marston. Published by Cognella, the book will be released in 2025. The edited book includes contributions from scholars and experts by experience from the UK, the US, The Netherlands, Canada, Romania, and North Macedonia.
The Augmented Society Network launched its latest project in September 2024.
Julie is current working on a series of art for exhibition in January 2025
Digital and Diversity Lead
Our Big Picture, Lincolnshire, July 2021 to August 2024
Supply Tutor / HLTA Assistant
September 2019 – July 2021
Art Tutor and Learning Support Assistant
Soteria House School, Lincolnshire
January 2017 - May 2019
Lecturer (0.7 post) and Personal Tutor (0.2 post)
Lincoln College, Lincolnshire
September 2015 – June 2016 (Fixed term contract)
Course Leader BA (Hons.) and Foundation Degree Digital Media Design (awarding body - Brighton University)
City College Brighton & Hove, East Sussex
September 2007 – April 2014
Freelance Web Trainer
BBC Academy
October 2006 – June 2011
Senior Lecturer Creative Technologies
Thames Valley University, London
September 2002 – Aug 2007
Senior Developer for Interactive Television, ITV Digital
London
October 2000 – July 2002
Multimedia and Web Development Trainer
FDM Group Plc.,
July 1998 - October 2000