Following a BA International at NUIG I worked as a lectrice at the Université de Poitiers. I then completed a Higher Diploma in Education at Trinity and a MA in French at UL.I subsequently contributed as a guest lecturer to the MA in UL.


My research interests include French regional culture especially minority  languages,etymology and translation.My MA thesis Le rôle du terroir dans la société française : passé, présent et futur has led me to study regionalism and current environmental policy.
19th century French thought&the social aspect of the works of Victor Hugo.