Dr Claire Hardaker
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Corpus LinguisticsResearch Overview
I primarily research aggression, deception, and manipulation in computer-mediated communication (CMC) for evidential, investigative, and intelligence purposes. I tend to take a forensic linguistic approach, based on a corpus linguistic methodology, but due to the multidisciplinary nature of my research, I also inevitably branch out into areas such as psychology, law, and computer science.
Additional Information
Twitter: DrClaireH.
External Roles
External Examiner, Sheffield Hallam University (2013-2017)
External programme validator, Manchester Metropolitan University (2015)
PhD Supervision Interests
When I have capacity I typically supervise PhD students who are using corpus approaches to investigate forensic linguistic questions. I especially welcome projects that have a clear evidential, investigative, or intelligence application.
Forensic linguistics, Cybersecurity and Technology Research: Operations Suite
15/12/2023 → 14/12/2026
Research
Questioning Vaccination Discourse (Quo VaDis): A corpus-based study
01/03/2021 → 30/06/2024
Research
CASS ESRC Transition Funding
01/04/2018 → 31/01/2024
Research
Study on comprehensive policy review of anti-trafficking projects funded by the European Commission
01/01/2016 → 30/09/2019
Research
Linguistics in the city
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Panel event for International Consortium for Communication in Health Care series
Invited talk
A corpus of Victorian anti-vaccination discourse.
Invited talk
Linguistic Impoliteness & Rudeness IV (LIAR IV)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
ESRC (External organisation)
Membership of committee
British Association of Applied Linguistics, University of Cardiff, UK: Language and the New Media
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
8th International Conference on Politeness
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Invited speaker, University of Leeds
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Invited speaker, Birmingham City University
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
House of Lords: A woman’s right to know (BFWG)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
OFCOM/Home Office plenary: Antisocial online behaviour
Invited talk
Politeness and impoliteness online
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Corpus Linguistics 2013
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Pragmatics Summer School
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
New Directions in Language Research
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
House of Commons Trolling Roundtable: Does the Punishment of Trolls Infringe on an Individual's Freedom of Speech?
Invited talk
34th Conference of the International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English (ICAME34)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The Sixth Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies International Conference (IVACS6)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
TABULA RASA: Trusted Biometrics under Spoofing Attacks
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The Fibreculture Journal (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Pragmatics (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Issues of intentions and interpretations in online interaction
Invited talk
Please help! The co-construction of pseudo-naïve trolling online
Invited talk
Cognition, Conduct & Communication 2011
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The Impact of IT on Corporate Communication
Invited talk
The Fifth International Symposium on Politeness
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Journal of Politeness Research (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Linguistic Impoliteness and Rudeness II (LIARII)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
- DisTex - Discourse and Text Research Group
- ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science
- Forensic Linguistics Research Group
- Security Lancaster
- Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science)