Graeme John Davis

Graeme John Davis holds the title of Honorary Reader at the University of St Andrews' School of English. He concurrently serves as a lecturer at the Open University and Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham. His academic career spans institutions including the University of Strathclyde, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Northumbria University.

Education:

• MA from University of St Andrews
• PhD from University of St Andrews

Research Interests:

• Syntax of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Old High German
• Medieval Literature and History
• Lexicography and English Dialectology
• Academic English and Teaching Methodology
• Children's and Modern Literature
• Archaeology (Mesolithic Blick Mead site, British Prehistory, Anglo-Saxon/Viking sites)

Professional Contributions: Editor for Peter Lang's monograph series in Linguistics, Archaeology, and Education; journal editor for Buckingham Journal of Language and Linguistics. Supervised PhDs in Linguistics, Archaeology, and Education. Supported over three dozen early-career academics in publishing monographs.

Affiliations: External examiner for 3 universities; external validator for >12 institutions. Active in Quality Assurance initiatives.

Outreach: Lecturer on Viking history and Anglo-Saxon literature aboard Fred Olsen cruises. Published literary criticism on J.K. Rowling and Dan Brown. Advocate for academic popularization through media and community outreach.