I am a Lecturer in Sociology. Currently, I convene the undergraduate modules SOCY10461 Global Social Challenges, SOCY10202 Environment and Society,  and I co-convene SOCY20231 Sustainability, Consumption and Global Responsibilities with Dr Daniel Welch. I also teach creative and more-than-human research methods, including multi-species ethnography.

In terms of my research, I study people who study animals, and I’m interested how we know what we think we know about other species. Different schools of thought have different ideas about the nature of animal minds, how they are best investigated, and to what ends. I explore the ontological, epistemological and social politics of animal behaviour expertise as it is practiced in diverse settings, with a particular interest in so-called "critical anthropomorphism". I am interested in animal subjectivity, "anthropomorphism", agency, relationality, the epistemology of science and the role of what we might call the "felt sense" in knowledge production. I have a particular interest in multi-species ethnography, and have run workshops in how the experience of nonhuman animals might be more closely attended to using somatic-emotional experience, sensory methods, and techniques taken from performance training.

My research and teaching interests are informed by dual professional backgrounds: in theatre and in NGO management and campaigning.