Academic Biography:

In December 2020 I finished my MA degree at Swansea University, having focused on the ethnogenesis of the Sueves and the Vandals. After teaching in a local school for almost two years, I subsequently began my PhD at Swansea University in October 2022, with my thesis on Late Antique Rule in Hispania and the Role of the Regnum Suevorum. Since then, I have presented papers at international conferences in Spain and the UK, including the renowned Celtic Conference in Classics. Alongside university teaching responsibilities, I have published book reviews for the journal Plekos and jointly chair a departmental seminar series.

Carys Hughes is a PhD candidate in Ancient History at Swansea University

PhD: Researching about the literary and critical reputation of Arnold Bennett.
 

His aim is to find the purpose of Bennett's literary fame, but most importantly what led other dominant critical voices of his time, and some contemporary ones, thought about him and how he overcame them. To support his research and his argument, Finch is applying Pierre Bourdieu's cultural capital theory.

Dr. Roda oversees operations at both Dissertation Editor and Thesis Editor. A former professor and an alumnus of Columbia and NYU, Dr. Roda earned his master’s degree and PhD in Music and Anthropology. Passionate about helping PhD students expand their knowledge and succeed, Dr. Roda works closely with the management team to ensure our clients receive the highest quality of service.

Based on decades of experience working with thousands of doctoral candidates at Dissertation Editor (USA) and Thesis Editor (UK), Dr. Allen Roda delivers a comprehensive yet accessible guide filled with practical advice, illuminating stories, and hard-earned wisdom that will empower you to complete your dissertation or thesis and earn your degree.

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Dr Michael Gerharz earned his PhD in Computer Science, and he is an expert in effective communication and what makes a great public communicator. Effective communication is a skill every PhD student must master, yet many struggle to make their complex research understandable to a lay audience. Dr Gerharz tackles this challenge head-on, drawing from personal experiences of explaining intricate research to family members without academic backgrounds to anecdotes about the reluctance of some academics and non-academics to simplify their language to practical advice on using plain language and digital tools.
Check out his blog "The Art of Communicating" and his new book The PATH to Strategic Impact and his podcast Irresistible Communication.

Ella Harford is a PhD student at Swansea University in history. Her thesis is titled ‘Women and Sexual Deviancy in England 1770-1830’, which focuses on representations of sex and adultery amongst women in 18th century print culture. She holds a master’s degree in Eighteenth Century Studies from the University of York. Her broader research interests include the familial lives of aristocratic and royal women, having written her previous dissertations on Georgiana Cavendish, the Fifth Duchess of Devonshire, and Queen Victoria.

PhD: Exploring the history and different types of disability in Britain in the 19th century.

Felicity explains the challenges that disabled people had faced during that century, comparing it to today's issues that they still struggle for equal rights and accessibilities, despite the wide-range advancement of medicine and societal perspectives towards them, and the future of disability that may affect a great percentage of the world's population. 

PhD: Head Impacts and Concussions in Women's Elite Rugby.

While she investigates this issue, she uses neck strengthening exercises as a research methodology solution that can help to reduce the scale of head concussions that can happen unexpectedly on women players whether during or after several rugby matches.

PhD: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, through radio wave astronomy strategies during the Soviet Union.

Gabriela Radulescu is a PhD graduate in History of Science at the Technical University in Berlin.
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Gabriela's passion for her research led also to share it through her podcast in her native language, Romanian: Anthropologie Interstelara, alongside other current projects related to her PhD.

Henry is currently a PhD student at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD). He graduated from Swansea University with a B.A in Egyptology in 2014, and from the same institution with an M.A in Ancient Egyptian Culture in 2015. His main areas of research interest are kingship ideology and royal and ancestor veneration, with his PhD focusing on these concepts during the early Ptolemaic Period. Henry has helped organize a number of academic conferences in the last few years, which have focused on bringing together researchers from across different disciplines.

Ilana Horwitz, PhD, is an assistant scholar in Jewish Studies and Sociology at Tulane University, New Orleans and has written several books, including The Entrepreneurial Scholar. A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond.

Bella Winton, a recipient of the Swansea University Research Excellence Scholarship, specialises in Greek Hagiography from Christian late antiquity, focusing on their value as sophisticated literary narratives. She has an Ma also from Swansea University in Ancient Narrative Literature with her thesis focusing on Ancient Greek religion.

PhD: Researching local administration and non-elite perspectives during the reign of Psamtik I in the 26th Dynasty (664-610 BC).

John's research focuses on Psamtik I, an Egyptian king who is shown as a case study for the study of changing ideologies in the creation of kingship, in this case Psamtik I himself, through local administration and non-elite members viewpoints while using Assyrian and Anatolian sources.

PhD: Researching Virtual Reality (VR) for people with limited physical mobility.
 

Louisa's passion for travelling and background with disabled people led her to explore a gap in VR and how it should suit people with limited physical movement, and who cannot have the chance to travel to a country they wished. With VR, Louisa's ambition is to change the paradigm of this new reality which is becoming more popular for the newest generations, but also for older ones! The chosen case studies for Louisa's research were Machu Picchu, Kenya and Borneo

Natalie Jarvis is a PhD graduate from Swansea University, researching the identities of disabled volunteers. Balancing a full-time PhD, part time-work and motherhood may seem like an insurmountable task, but for Natalie, it's a reality she navigates with grace and resilience. In this special third-anniversary episode of PhD Lounge, Natalie shared her journey. The focus of the interview is the lives of disabled volunteers, the systematic changes needed to support them, and the broader societal impact of their contributions. The interview provides a vivid picture of the current landscape for disabled volunteers in the U.K, showcasing both their struggles and strengths.

Hi, my name is Troy, I am a distance-based student in Devon, and I am currently in the third year of my PhD in Ancient History at UWTSD.