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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:Senior Lecturer in Linguistics
- Department:College of Arts, Technology and Environment School of Arts
- Email:Kate3.Steel@uwe.ac.uk
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About me
I am an experienced linguist, specialising in the microanalysis of real-world communication, with a focus on how language shapes identities and outcomes in institutional and technological contexts.
As Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at UWE, I lead the strategic development and delivery of our undergraduate English Language and Linguistics degree, and coordinate our partnership with International University Vietnam.
My research explores social interaction in complex, high-stakes environments, primarily policing and healthcare. My ESRC-funded PhD broke new ground in analysing frontline police-victim communication during domestic abuse call-outs, gaining rare access to body-worn video footage. I continue to develop this work into impact, contributing to guidance which has been delivered by IOPC and is pending implementation by the College of Policing. I’m now collaborating on a related study of frontline police interactions with people experiencing mental health crises.
In the AI space, I’ve consulted in the development of a healthcare conversational agent for underserved communities here in Bristol, and I’m now collaborating on a Robotics/AI system to support MS rehabilitation.
I welcome opportunities for research collaboration and consultancy, particularly where linguistic insight can support inclusive design, training innovation, or improved communication in complex environments.
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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