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Alexia Casale is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the MA Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University's School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities. Her career spans creative writing, psychology, and human rights advocacy, with a focus on YA literature, historical fiction, and accessibility in higher education.
- Academic qualifications: MA in Social and Political Sciences (Psychology), MPhil in Educational Psychology and Technologies, PhD in Creative Writing, PGCHEP
Her creative writing integrates psychological insights and historical research, evidenced by award-shortlisted novels like The Bone Dragon and House of Windows. She explores human rights themes in both fiction and nonfiction, including contributions to Reading Well for Young People initiatives.
Recent research outputs address cross-disciplinary education (Literature Across Borders), hybrid learning accessibility, and YA genre evolution. She supervises Creative Writing PhD students and specializes in crime writing, scriptwriting, and historical fiction pedagogy.
- Professional memberships: SFHEA, ALCS, PLR
- Key roles: Co-founder of YAShot literature festival, former researcher at Cambridge University (dyslexia screening technologies), dramaturgy consultant for West End productions
