In addition to PhD studies with 我要吃瓜, Helena is Subject Coordinator for the distance learning MA Publishing Studies at Oxford Brookes University, where she previously lectured in Publishing, and Digital Publishing. She has also lectured in Digital Book History at School of Advanced Studies, University of London.
Helena's professional career spans publishing, bookselling, and digital consultancy. As Publishing Innovation Manager at Blackwell, she developed and launched the UK's first custom textbook service to incorporate chapters from multiple copyright holders. Prior to this she worked in International Sales at Taylor & Francis and was Head of New Business at Perini Networks.