I am a philosopher and social scientist, specialising in interdisciplinary research on environmental, social and political challenges. My research has focused on faith communities engaged in environmental advocacy and activism, the ethics of environmental emotions, democratic innovations, the rationality of religious trust and faith, and echo chambers and extreme beliefs.

I came to Manchester in 2022 to work on the AHRC grant, Religion, Theology and Climate Change, investigating innovations in ecotheology amongst Christian environmental advocacy and activist groups. Beginning Autumn 2025, I am funded by an AHRC IAA Advance Grant to develop training and educational resources for faith communities. In this role I will be seconded to the RC Diocese of Salford. This work will support the development of an impact case study for REF 2029.

Before coming to Manchester, I was a researcher at The Policy Institute at King’s College London, where I mainly researched trust in climate science. From 2017-2022, I was a lecturer and researcher in philosophy at University of Hertfordshire, where I taught political philosophy, ethics and philosophy of religion. I completed my PhD in philosophy at University of Manchester in 2017, and my MA in philosophy at King’s College London in 2010.

I am the co-author of two monographs, Changing Climate, Changing Religion (Routledge, forthcoming), and A Philosophy of Faith: Belief, Truth and Varieties of Commitment (Routledge, 2022), as well as more than two dozen articles in peer-reviewed journals, and a range of book chapters. My papers have been published in many of the leading journals in philosophy, including Synthese, Inquiry, The Monist and Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, as well as several major interdisciplinary journals, such as Environmental Values. I have also written a range of policy reports, which have featured in several media and news outlets, including The Economist and The Guardian.

I currently teach and supervise student projects on the Liberal Arts and Religions and Theology programmes. I lecture on the Religion, Ethics and Environment module and provide project supervision on: Engagement Project: Creativity, Culture & Community. I hold a PGCert. in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, and since 2019, have been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.