My main research interests are in lyric theory and practice, particularly in relation to the Petrarchan mode. I am currently writing a monograph on Petrarchism in Scotland, with a particular focus on William Drummond of Hawthornden and his Scoto-British contemporaries, such as William Alexander, David Murray and Alexander Craig.

I am also currently the co-ordinator of the Henrietta Liston: Approaching Constantinople, 1812-1820 project. This joint venture between the departments of History and English Literature at Bilkent University and the National Library of Scotland aims to introduce Liston’s writings from the time of her Turkish residency and travels to a wider readership, in three main ways:

• by producing critical editions of her journal and letters, both in English and in Turkish translation;
• by producing and supporting scholarly work on Liston’s writings and on her Turkish milieu more generally;
• by promoting a broader public awareness of the Listons’ experiences in Turkey, and of Anglo-Turkish diplomacy and inter-cultural relations.

I have further research interests in adaptation, transcreation and transmedial studies, particularly in relation to the baroque, and in the teaching of literary studies in L2 contexts (see Supervision). My essay on teaching Shakespeare in Turkey will be appearing in How and Why we Teach Shakespeare in June 2019 (Routledge).