I am passionate about exploring the reciprocal relationship between organizations and local communities, analysing their mutual influence, and studying the sustainability implications. As a human factors specialist and a human geographer, I have worked on projects in agri-food and healthcare sectors, prioritizing a people-centred approach to service improvement. My research interest lies in enhancing the resilience of the global agri-food system to challenges like food poverty, forced labour, and carbon trading by adopting a systems approach. I aim to optimize systems, promote transparency, build community resilience, and evaluate technological innovations using a human factors lens. Through service improvement projects, I have generated reports contributing to sustainable transformations in the agri-food sector and charities
I hold Fellowships with the Royal Society for Public Health, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Higher Education Academy. My educational background includes a BEng in Biotechnology, an MSc in Food Safety and Management, and a PhD in Human Factors and Sustainability. Prior to BU, I have worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, the NHS, and as an academic at Harper Adams University.
So whether you want to know more about my research or would like to collaborate on a service improvement project, feel free to get in touch.
Experience
2021–present
Lecturer in Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, Bournemouth University
2019–2021
Lecturer in Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, Harper Adams University
2018–2019
Human Factors Research Assistant, University of Oxford
2015–2018
Research Assistant, Loughborough University
Education
2018
Loughborough University, PhD
2014
University of Birmingham, MSc (Merit)
2013
Vellore Institute of Technology, BEng (1st)
Grants and Contracts
2023
The Carbon Exchange: Mapping the drivers and impact of the carbon market on rural enterprises in the UK (REINVEST)
Role:
PI
Funding Source:
UKRI
2023
Community feeding programs - Mapping the referral process to food banks and other community organisations
Role:
PI
Funding Source:
British Academy
2022
Mapping the drivers and impact of Modern-Day Slavery practices within the traditional Indian tea farming sector
Role:
PI
Funding Source:
British Academy
2022
Edible Food Waste Reduction: Using STFC Technology In Food Valorisation to Integrate Excess Food in Local Communities (UTILISE)
Role:
PI
Funding Source:
Science and Technology Facilities Council
2022
United Kingdom and Brazil INterventions for Food Loss and Waste Education in Secondary Schools (BINLESS): A case study of collaboration between schools from Brazil and United Kingdom
Role:
CoI
Funding Source:
British Council
2021
A multidimensional evaluation platform for Brazil’s national school feeding program