Mary has a background in media and ICT.   A senior lecturer, she teaches on the Multimedia and Computer Games Design (Story Development) programmes as well as developing and delivering courses in Multimedia Advocacy.   Her research interests include the design, development and use of games and story, particularly in education and online learning and for those with learning disabilities.   She works with the Rix Centre at UEL and current research is as part of Project @pple, an ESRC/DTI funded project under the PACCIT Programme about the development of a learning environment with and for people with learning disabilities.