I began my career working for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in South Korea before obtaining a PhD at the University of Cambridge. Since then, I have taught and researched at several UK universities including King’s College London, Brunel University London, Birkbeck College London and the Open University.

My core research interests are as follows.

• Impacts of poverty and inequality on children and young people’s educational and other social opportunities and outcomes
• Children and young people's own views and experiences of poverty and inequality
• Children's rights
• Children and young people's economic and political participation
• Methodological issues in researching with children and young people

I teach on the BSc Education programme and the MA International Education programme.