I’m a social scientist specialising in working on interdisciplinary projects tackling real-world challenges. My research to date has spanned marine ocean governance (fisheries, fishing communities, ecosystem-based management) and public health policy (tobacco control, corporate influence on science and policy, evidence-based policy-making, taxes for public health).
My research leans towards qualitative methods, but I have also undertaken systematic reviews and mixed methods research. I am experienced in workshop and focus group facilitation and enjoy understanding the world from others’ points of view. I have strong expertise in impact and knowledge exchange.
I am interested in the overlap between human and natural sustainability and keen to work with academic and non-academic partners to identify spaces and opportunities where the two can coexist. Recognising the challenges posed by climate change, I aim to contribute to limiting climate change and facilitating adaptation for vulnerable human populations.
I’m particularly interested in the mechanisms for effective collaborative and consultative governance, where the interests of both societies and the natural environment can be heard and taken into account.
In the ACCESS Network, I focus on co-production, environmental sustainability and EDI (equality, diversity and inclusion).
Mapping alcohol and tobacco tax policy interventions to inform health and economic impact analyses: A United Kingdom based qualitative framework analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395923002943?via%3Dihub
Pandemics, vulnerability, and prevention: time to fundamentally reassess how we value and communicate risk? Cities and Health. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2020.1811480
The Science for Profit Model—How and why corporations influence science and the use of science in policy and practice. PLOS One. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0253272
From RACs to Advisory Councils: Lessons from North Sea discourse for the 2014 reform of the European Common Fisheries Policy. Marine Policy. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X14000530?via%3Dihub