Meet the people who make up STEM Faculty.
I am an Honorary Associate in the OU's School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, alongside my executive role as Head of Collaboration and Learning for the Research on Research Institute (RoRI). I also hold various advisory positions for the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE), UKRI (Community Research Networks), Wellcome Trust (inclusive funding 2023-2025), Haringey Council (Community Engagement) and am the UK Associate for the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education.
I have 25 years of experience as a policy analyst, research funding advisor and academic researcher with an interdisciplinary background spanning comparative literature, education, international development and science and technology studies. I have worked for a range of organisations including the OECD, UNESCO, ActionAid International, IDS-Sussex, UCL-Institute of Education and the Open University
My research has focused on the geo-politics of knowledge mobilisation, equitable partnerships, community-engagement with research and inclusive funding (see publications). I have worked at the trans-national level (formerly co-convening the Rethinking Research Collaborative), national level (advising funders and policy makers primarily in the UK and Canada) and local level (coordinating a community-based research programme in a council estate in London).
In my spare time, I enjoy creative writing. I was a London Library Emerging Writer (2024-2025) and am represented by The bks literary agency.
