Dr Mark Plaice · He/Him

Researcher.
Educator.
Coach.

PhD · FHEA · BACP Student Member

Over 20 years spanning higher education, research, coaching, and human-AI collaboration — across the UK, South Korea, and beyond. Specialist in Korean Studies, neurodiversity, and qualitative research. Fluent in English and Korean.

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Dr Mark Plaice
Salford, UK Available for consulting & coaching — open to employment offers
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Specialism Korean Studies & Digital Cultures
Practice ADHD & Neurodiversity Coaching
Research Human-AI Collaboration
Languages English · Korean · German
About Mark

A career built across disciplines, cultures, and contexts

Dr Mark Plaice is a highly versatile education professional, researcher, and trainee therapist with a career spanning over 20 years across the UK, USA, South Korea, and beyond. His profile combines rare disciplinary breadth — humanities, business, media studies, and counselling — with deep specialist expertise in South Korean culture, media systems, and the Korean language.

Mark is a late-diagnosed neurodivergent person (ADHD) and brings lived experience to his coaching and therapeutic work. He is currently developing a coaching practice specialising in adult ADHD, alongside ongoing academic research and active exploration of human-AI collaboration.

Korean Studies ADHD Coaching Human-AI Collaboration Qualitative Research EDI Specialist Higher Education Neurodiversity FHEA
20+
Years in higher education and research
~10
Years living and working in South Korea
7
Career directions mapped and ready
2
Languages — English and Korean (fluent)
Curriculum Vitae
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🎓 Academic

Academic CV

PhD, 20+ years HE, research publications, course design, FHEA fellowship.

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Counselling CV

Person-centred, CBT-informed. BACP student member. ADHD specialist coaching.

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General CV

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AI Projects Portfolio

Human-AI Collaboration in Practice

A body of work built at the intersection of qualitative research, ADHD, and the emerging practice of working with AI as a genuine thinking partner.

Writing & Research

AI Thought Leadership & Deep Research

Articles, essays, and evidence reviews on human-AI collaboration, neurodiversity in the workplace, context engineering, and the ethics of AI system design. Six articles and five in-depth research reports.

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AI Prompt Assembly Tool

A live, browser-based tool for constructing high-quality AI prompts using the AIDED-T framework — developed through sustained human-AI collaboration.

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ADHD Social Media Research

A large-scale discourse analysis of ADHD content on Reddit — 20,000 posts, AI-assisted methodology, and a live analysis tool. Ongoing research for publication.

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