Current projects

I am a research associate at the Centre for Urban and Community Research at Goldsmiths College I am working on a project on contemporary Jewish leadership funded by the Economic and Social Research Counci, the Rothschild Foundation and the Memorial Fund for Jewish Culture (with Ben Gidley).

I work as an associate lecturer for the Open University on the course ‘Research Methods Dissertation in the Social Sciences’.

I work as a freelance research consultant within the British Jewish community, clients have included Alif-Aleph UK, UJIA and the Board of Deputies of British Jews..

I am the convenor of the project New Jewish Thought.

My book ‘Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge’ was published by Berg in December 2006. I also write and publish articles and reviews on a variety of topics. 

I conduct seminars, lectures and education sessions on a variety of topics within the Jewish community.  Organizations include Jewish Book Week, Jewdas,  The London Jewish Cultural Centre and Limmud.

I am on the organizing committee developing a pan-European research project on religion and popular music.

I am a member of the steering committee of the National ME Observatory.

I am a member of the editorial board for the Jewish Quarterly.

I am a regular freelance contributor for a number of publications including: The Guardian  Comment Is Free, Open Democracy, New Humanist, Times Higher Education, Jewish Chronicle, The Jerusalem Post, The Jewish Quarterly, Zeek.