Research projects and grants (since 2008) Sharon Lockyer 'Comedy Matters' Research Seminar Series 2013-14, Research Seminar Series Award 2013-14 (Brunel University: £2390) Exploring the Potential of Disabled Comedians in Improving the Lives and Experiences of Disabled People, January 2012-October 2013 (Sir Halley Stewart Trust; £3080) Simon Weaver Examining 'Race', Racism and Representation: An Audience Reception Study of the Comedy of Sacha Baron Cohen, Brunel Research Initiative & Enterprise Fund (BRIEF) Award 2013-14 (Brunel University: £13995) The Rhetoric of Racist Humour: Analyzing the Role of Humour in Racism, April 2009-March 2010 (ESRC: £60442)