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Helen Jackson

Helen is a lecturer in Interactive Media at the School of Media Film and Journalism, and researcher at the Centre for Media Research, both at the University of Ulster. With over 10 years experience in the digital media content field, her areas of expertise primarily involve practice-led research into interactive media devices and their associated cultures, for which she has received national and international recognition. She is also very passionate about developing creativity and entrepreneurial skills in young people. Helen has degrees in Industrial Design (BSc, Brunel), Interactive Media (MA, Bournemouth) and is currently undertaking a practice-based doctorate degree in the field of augmented realities. Helen enjoys the outdoor life on the north coast where she lives, is a fair weather gardener, and keeps fit by walking her dog through the Portstewart sand dunes.