AREAS OF EXPERTISE: MUSIC FOR SCREEN MEDIA, SCREEN MEDIA, DIGITAL CULTURE, RESEARCH
Jessica completed a PhD on the topic of sound and music in Gus Van Sant's "Death Quartet" in the School of Music and Theater at University College Cork. Her current research focuses on the use of sound and music in film and television with a particular interest in soundscapes, aesthetics and narrative. She also holds an MA in Film Studies , with a dissertation topic on music and race in Disney’s cartoon musicals. She has published her work on Peaky Blinders with Musicology Research, on Sons of Anarchy in Bonds of Brotherhood: Essays on Gender and Masculinity in Sons of Anarchy, on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in Music and the Moving Image, and on Breaking Bad in Experiencing Music and Visual Cultures: Threshold, Intermediality, Synchresis. I have presented my work at a range of international conferences including the Music for Audio-Visual media at the University of Leeds and at Music and the Moving Image in NYU.
MA IN E-LEARNING DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
MA IN PUBLIC RELATIONS WITH NEW MEDIA
BA (HONS) CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA
CERTIFICATE IN DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT (LEVEL 8)