Emma Gallon is Commissioning Editor in the publishing team, with particular focus on the Research portfolio.

Responsible for:

• Commissioning and strategic development of a portfolio of courses aimed at researchers at all levels in higher education

• Conducting research into trends in higher education, and challenges and needs in teaching, learning and research to inform publishing plans

• Collaborating with experts in the field to create and develop programme content, learning outcomes and pedagogical approaches

• Overseeing the project development process

About:

Emma has a number of years’ experience in academic publishing, gained at Ashgate Publishing and Routledge, primarily commissioning research monographs in Music. She has also worked in research facilitation and open access at the University of Roehampton, and was a graduate tutor at Lancaster University. Emma holds a PhD in Music from Lancaster University, and continues to research and write in the fields of contemporary opera, narrative and voice studies.