
Timeline
About me
Reader (Associate Professor) in Film Studies & Gothic Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University. Co-director of Popular Screen Cultures Network (MMU). Film Critic (BBC Radio Manchester).
Education

The manchester metropolitan university
2014 - 2015Postgraduate certificate in academic practice higher education/higher education administration distinctionModules: Introduction to Teaching and Learning; Developing Academic and Professional Practice; Programme Leadership; Research Degree Supervision and Examination.Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2015 - )

Trinity college, dublin
2004 - 2008Phd englishActivities and Societies: The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies (Contributor, Board Member, Consultant), IGA (International Gothic Association), Popular Culture Association, American Culture Association, PhD in English - Postmodern VampirismActive member of Graduate Student Research programmeBegan work with academic non-profit organisation Inter-disciplinary.nettrained in lecture and seminar teaching on BA and MA courses.

University college dublin
2000 - 2003Bachelor of arts history and politics (double major)Activities and Societies: College Tribune (Film editor, 2001-2003), Film Soc, L&H, Film editor for the UCD College Tribune from 2001-2003Member of FilmSoc boardStudied History and Politics (BA Arts)

University college dublin
2003 - 2004Master of arts american studiesActivities and Societies: FilmSoc - UCD Film Society (Board Member) The College Tribune - Newspaper (Film Editor, Contributor, 2000-2003) MA in American Studies (2003-04)

The manchester metropolitan university
2017 - 2023Master of arts - ma higher education/higher education administration distinction (first class honours)MA in Higher Education studies, with a focus on Women and Leadership.
Experience

Inter-disciplinary.net
Sept 2005 - Jan 2012Hub leader for evil & human wickedness conference projects
Trinity college dublin
Sept 2005 - Sept 2012Adjunct lecturer and tutor in literature and film
Waterford institute of technology
Oct 2006 - Feb 2007Adjunct lecturer in communications
Centre for talented youth, ireland, at dublin city university
Jun 2007 - Jul 2010Instructor in speculative fictions and gothic studies
University college dublin
Sept 2011 - Jun 2013Lecturer in film studies
The manchester metropolitan university
Sept 2012 - nowReader in Film Studies and Gothic Studies
Aug 2023 - nowSenior Lecturer in Film Studies and American Studies
Sept 2013 - Aug 2023Lecturer in 20th Century and Contemporary Literature and Film
Sept 2012 - Aug 2013

Gothic studies
Aug 2015 - nowReviews editorSoliciting and Peer-Reviewing reviews for publication in Gothic Studies.

British association of film, television, and screen studies
Apr 2021 - Jan 2022Chair of the british association of film, television, and screen studies
Bbc
Aug 2021 - nowBbc film criticI review new film releases, streaming content, and cinema events with Becky Want on Drive (at 4:20pm every Thursday) on BBC Radio Manchester. As a film critic with 20 years' experience on TV, radio and in print, I discuss the latest releases and ongoing trends in popular film entertainment.

The university of manchester
Sept 2021 - nowExternal examinerExternal Examiner for the Undergraduate Film Studies programme, spanning courses ranging from student filmmaking to critical Film theory and film histories.

University college dublin
Aug 2023 - nowExternal examinerExternal examiner for BA Film Studies programme.
Licenses & Certifications
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Aurora 2020
Advance heJul 2020 
Senior fellow of the higher education academy (sfhea)
Advance heNov 2024
Fellow of the higher education academy
Advance heJun 2016- View certificate

Professional development course for external examining
Advance heMay 2021
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Dr Sorcha Ní FhlainnBritish Association of American Studies Research Travel Award British Association of American Studies Jun 2023 Funding grant from BAAS to conduct research in the USA for my next monograph.
- Awarded to Dr Sorcha Ní FhlainnHarry Ransom Research Fellowship 2023/24 (University of Texas at Austin, USA) University of Texas at Austin Apr 2023 Fellowship (one month residency at University of Texas) to conduct my research project on 1980s cinema, script writing, lost works, and Gothic Cinema.
- Awarded to Dr Sorcha Ní FhlainnLord Ruthven Award International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts March 1, 2020 Prize awarded for best published monograph in Vampire Studies (Non-Fiction Category) for 2019.
- Awarded to Dr Sorcha Ní FhlainnResearch Fellowship 2015-16 Institute of Humanities and Social Science Research, MMU Feb 2015 In early 2015, I was awarded a Fellowship sabbatical for spring term 2016 to complete my research on Postmodern Vampires, leading to the publication of my monograph with Palgrave Macmillan in 2019.
- Awarded to Dr Sorcha Ní FhlainnFeatures Writer of the Year, 2002. (Nominated) O2 National Student Media Awards, Dublin, Ireland Sep 2002 I was nominated for this award for my contributions to UCD's College Tribune newspaper, where I published interviews, reviews and feature-length articles on Hollywood film directors, corporate whistle-blowers, and re-assessed the trial of the West Memphis Three in light of the Paradise Lost and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations documentaries. My role as Film Editor for the College Tribune was from 2001-2003, chiefly organising and reviewing new releases, contributing to the Arts section of… Show more I was nominated for this award for my contributions to UCD's College Tribune newspaper, where I published interviews, reviews and feature-length articles on Hollywood film directors, corporate whistle-blowers, and re-assessed the trial of the West Memphis Three in light of the Paradise Lost and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations documentaries. My role as Film Editor for the College Tribune was from 2001-2003, chiefly organising and reviewing new releases, contributing to the Arts section of the paper, and securing feature-length interviews and exploring topics of interest to our student readership. Show less
Languages
- gaGaeilge/irish
- enEnglish
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