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- Forensic Linguistics
- Conversation Analysis
- police and policing
- domestic abuse
- Multimodality
- AI
- Digital Health
- Circular economy
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- Qualifications:BA (Hons), MA, MSc, PhD, FHEA
- Position:Lecturer in Linguistics and Social Interaction
- Department:College of Arts, Technology and Environment School of Arts
- Email:Kate3.Steel@uwe.ac.uk
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About me
I’m an experienced linguist, specialising in the microanalysis of language and communication in real-life settings. As a lecturer at UWE Bristol, I design, lead and teach modules across our English Language and Linguistics degree programme. I’m also a core member of the UWE Humanities Research Group.
My research explores the nuances of social interaction, with a focus on institutional (policing, law, healthcare), corporate and environmental contexts. My primary focus to date is my study of communication at the scene between police first responders and victim-survivors of domestic abuse. This work builds on my ESRC PhD, which broke new ground in this previously hidden research setting, with rare access to police body-worn video footage. I’ve worked closely with police practitioners and research partners to translate findings into impact, most recently contributing to the Avon and Somerset Police Domestic Abuse: Language Matters guidance, currently under review for national implementation.
This work has led to a recent research collaboration with an interdisciplinary team exploring frontline police interactions with people experiencing mental health crises, drawing from body-worn video footage.
In the conversational AI space, I have collaborated with a team of interdisciplinary experts to develop a healthcare conversational agency to support underserved communities with personalised advice.
I welcome research collaborations and consultancy opportunities in any area that would benefit from linguistic analysis of interactional behaviour, particularly where communication plays a critical role in shaping outcomes.
Area of expertise
Language in social interaction
Conversation analysis
Forensic and legal linguistics
Ecolinguistics
Institutional and professional discourses
Human-machine interaction
Interactional space
I welcome enquiries about PhD supervision in relation to any of the above areas, including projects which focus on social interaction in different contexts.
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