Jason is the Course Leader for the BA(Hons) in Outdoor Adventure Leadership at the University of Central Lancashire where he is also currently undertaking his PhD. His study is titled; Myths, Maps and Motorcycles: an autoethnographic exploration of the pilgrim adventurer. Towards emphasising the importance of human experience, at the heart of the study is qualitative fieldwork, undertaken in the form of adventurous journeys by motorcycle.
As a qualitative researcher Jason’s interest lie in identity, meaning making and the lived experience of adventurous travel. His focus is on ethnographic and narrative fieldwork with a particular interest in creative research methods utilising different approaches such as ethnographic film, performance and graphic story telling in the analysis and presentation of data.
