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Helen Jones
Helen Jones is a lecturer in primary education at UCL, Institute of Education. She is about to embark on her Ph.D. thesis exploring children’s comic-making at Goldsmiths University, having previously studied a foundation diploma at Camberwell College of Art, a BA (Hons) in communication at Cardiff University, a PGCE in primary education at Middlesex University and an MA in children’s literature at Goldsmiths University. Before working as a lecturer, Helen was a teacher in primary schools in London for twelve years, in which time she had a range of roles in both leadership and the classroom. Helen’s research interests are in children’s literature and literacy practices, with a focus on comics and graphic novels. She has recently organized the creation of a comic library in a primary school, and currently runs an after-school comic club for children aged 9–11. Helen has three children who are all enthusiastic readers and makers of comics and graphic novels.
Contact: UCL Institute of Education, University College London, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, UK.