I am a first-year PhD research student at the University of Bristol researching the representation and implementation of musical cultures in anime soundtracks. My research sits in an interdisciplinary area between Film and Television studies, music, and Japanese studies, and I draw strongly from my expertise in ethnomusicology in my approach to research.

I graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2016 with a 2:1 in BA Japanese Studies, and again in 2021 with a Distinction in MA Ethnomusicology. My Master's dissertation was written under the supervision of Dr Andrew Killick, and included analysis and transcriptions in both global notation and western staff notation of Japanese-style music (和風音楽 - music that "sounds Japanese") in mainstream TV anime adaptations of shōnen jump manga. During my undergraduate degree I lived in Akita, Japan for a year, where I attended Akita International University. While in Japan I interviewed composer Yoshimori Makoto about the music of Natsume's Book of Friends for my undergraduate dissertation, supervised by Dr Thomas McAuley.

Alongside my research, I teach woodwind in my local area of Chesterfield and specialise in oboe. I have been a performing musician since childhood and view instrumental teaching as an important part of my portfolio as an ethnomusicologist. I trained to teach at the University of Nottingham until 2022 and taught whole class music prior to starting my PhD. I have been an instrumental teacher in 1-2-1 settings since 2017. My evenings and weekends are often booked up with musical ensemble rehearsals and concerts, and on occasion I can be found setting up a microphone and camera to record one of my own arrangements or compositions.

When not musicking, I can be found exploring the countryside on foot or horseback. On rainy days, expect to find me drawing, writing, reading manga or novels, playing videogames, or watching anime, TV or film.