I am a Lecturer in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University. My research interests include race and whiteness in popular culture, medievalism, genre fiction, and video-games. I have also taught and researched in Education, Communications and Cultural Studies,and Nursing. My latest book, "Race and Popular Fantasy Literature: Habits of Whiteness" was published by Routledge in 2015 https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138850231