I am an interdisciplinary, mixed methods, health and social science researcher in the Domestic Violence and Abuse Health Group (DVAHG).

My primary research interest is healthcare and public health responses to domestic and sexual violence and abuse (DVSA). I also have a particular interest in 'DVSA and...' - i.e., the intersection of DVSA and other disadvantages or vulnerabilities.

Currently, I am PI on two studies: PRESSURE with co-PI Alison Gregory, an NIHR SPCR funded study exploring support-seeking and support needs of healthcare professionals who are experiencing, or have experienced, DVA themselves. A Research England-funded sister project with a former medical student, Dr Aimee Wilkinson, has explored DVSA and child maltreatment among University of Bristol medical students. I am PI on CancerDA, a Macmillan Cancer Support-funded project with Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse, in which I am evaluating an intervention that aims to enhance the cancer workforce response to domestic abuse.

Previous projects include ADVANCE, HERA, and Recording & Sharing Domestic violence/abuse Information in Healthcare (RASDIH) - this project led to good practice recommendations.

Since 2012 I have worked as a volunteer and freelance researcher in DVSA. Specifically I have evaluated a peer support service for young women survivors of sexual violence, an ISVA service for sexual violence survivors with learning disabilities, a befriending service for sexual violence survivors with mental health needs, and a DVSA/healthy relationships service for people aged 16-25 with unstable housing.

I teach on a range of under- and postgraduate units, was the Deputy Lead for Research Methods on the MSc Public Health 2022-3, and I co-supervise doctoral candidate Satya Shrestha as part of the HERA programme. I was part of decoloniseUoB (@decolUoB) and co-led a mapping of decolonising or decolonising-adjacent work around the University.

If you are interested in collaboration or supervision please get in touch.