We are delighted to announce that Dr Sophie Kay has joined the IHGS Tutorial team as our DNA specialist.
Sophie is a professional genealogist and geneticist and an Associate of AGRA. A former cancer researcher, Sophie attained her D.Phil. in Systems Biology from the University of Oxford in 2015, where she also trained in DNA extraction and analysis. Sophie is an experienced educator and international speaker, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has previously received an International Award from the Open Knowledge Foundation, and a University of Oxford Teaching Award in recognition of excellence and innovation in teaching.
Life as a professional family historian unites Sophie’s twin loves of genetics and historical records, and her specialisms include genetic genealogy, maps, historical occupations & research methodology. She’s the creator of the #OccupationOfTheDay hashtag on Twitter, which aims to get researchers talking about the jobs and working lives that appear in their family tree, and tackles all manner of family history subjects on her blog, The Parchment Rustler, www.parchmentrustler.com.
Sophie’s own family history journey – supported by her continued studies on the IHGS Higher Certificate programme – has taken in Lancashire textile workers, Cornish soldiers, Irish agricultural labourers, and Middlesex carpenters who built a lot of London pubs: a welcome and never-ending voyage of discovery!
We welcome to the IHGS team.
