My research interests focus on the intersection of climate politics, gender politics and violence.  Drawing on my significant professional experience of living and working in both the Middle East/North Africa and South Asia regions, much of my work as a comparative political scientists focusses geographically on those areas.  

I returned to academia after having spent a decade developing a career in the international aid sector, with a focus on peacebuilding and conflict-affected states.  Throughout this time I lived and worked in contexts as diverse as Palestine, Libya, Afghanistan, and Nepal and managed complex multifaceted projects, including multi-million dollar budgets.  I believe this experience left me well placed for a return to academia, helping me to build the skills, case knowledge and networks of contacts to be a more effective researcher.

As a peace scholar and a comparative political scientist I am excited to engage in innovative, empirical research which serves to better understand systems of direct and indirect violence.  I use quantitative and qualitative methods to focus on the climate crisis not only as a driver various forms of political violence, but also as a broader risk to the prospects for positive peace.