樱花动漫

I am in my second year of my PhD, researching Gender Based Violence in Secondary Education which directly impacts children’s immediate and long-term wellbeing.  I’m also a secondary school teacher locally and have a keen interest in cyp wellbeing.

Children and young people are the heart of my research, and I am very aware of the need for interdisciplinary connections to benefit research in this area and keen to collaborate with others. 

During my MRes, I studied modules which developed my knowledge of interdisciplinary research, including group projects with collaboration across a variety of fields. I have just commenced my PhD, and through these early stages of my career, have particularly appreciated the valuable insights that are brought to research and innovation through a holistic approach, recognising the perspectives of individuals from varied disciplines. Individually, I am aware that my research - looking into childhood adversity, and the effects of social and environmental factors upon the associations with vascular health outcomes - would not be feasible without an interdisciplinary approach, particularly concerning application in the real-world context.