I am a Senior Research Associate in the Centre for Academic Mental Health within Bristol Medical School, where I also work closely with colleagues in the School of Psychological Science.

My main research interest is in eating disorders. I completed my PhD at the University of Sussex with a mixed methods thesis focused on parenting, intergenerational transmission, and the support needs of parents who have eating disorders. Methodologically, my expertise is in qualitative research methods and in conducting systematic reviews. I am passionate about co-production, and using qualitative methods to explore the experiences of people with eating disorders with a view to informing innovative approaches to prevention and treatment.

In my role at the University of Bristol, I support an NIHR Advanced Fellowship awarded to Dr Helen Bould, developing adjunctive virtual reality treatments for eating disorders using the person-based approach to intervention development.