Projects and Impact

Funded by the UKRI-MRC this project aims to foster positive and sustainable research culture change by amplifying the voices of biomedical interdisciplinary and data scientists and embedding good practices within research teams and organisations. It developed tools and training with wider application across sectors to build better interdisciplinary teams and collaboration. My role combines project management, stakeholder engagement, and qualitative research focused on interdisciplinary collaboration, organisational culture, and sustainable research practices.

This UKRI-GCRF funded project aimed to better understand the pathways and impacts of plastics in coastal Viet Nam. It established collaboration between researchers, schools, fishers, aquaculture, and tourism businesses to strengthen local awareness and sustainability action. My role focused on stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation, community-based research, and coordination across UK and Vietnamese project partners.

Teaching Climate Justice and Resilience through Ancestral Plant Heritage in Jamaica

Project Co-Investigator

Project funded by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Grant that brought together youth, teachers, practitioners, and artists to learn about plant heritage and climate just agricultural systems. It developed teaching materials offering historical and cultural knowledge about food systems in Jamaica, as well as practical activities and healthier recipes for a climate-just world. I developed science communication materials and digital garden tour to support learning and public understanding of Caribbean food heritage and climate resilience, through the curation of plant stories, community histories, and food geographies.

An interdisciplinary project focused on climate resilience, sustainable food systems, and intergenerational knowledge exchange in the Caribbean. The project engaged youth and elders through participatory online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, using educational games, immersive sensory interviews, and digital storytelling to explore food heritage, environmental change, and sustainability challenges. My role included developing interactive learning tools and games for young participants, and co-creating global agri-food story maps addressing sustainability, climate justice, and social-environmental issues linked to food production, supply chains, and consumption.

The project examined the impacts of plantation-style oil palm expansion on sustainable agriculture, rural livelihoods, and tropical forest ecosystems in Melanesia and Southeast Asia. It brought together local communities, artists, NGOs, and international research partners across Papua New Guinea, Germany, and the UK to strengthen collaboration, knowledge exchange, and public engagement around environmental and social change.

My doctoral research explored the social and economic impacts of oil palm expansion on rural livelihoods, land use, and sustainable agriculture in Papua New Guinea. Based on 18 months of immersive fieldwork with remote farming communities, the project examined how global commodity markets, land reform, and economic development shape local experiences of social change, environmental pressure, and cultural identity. The research developed detailed insights into smallholder farming practices, land tenure systems, forest management, and community responses to the challenges and opportunities created by plantation agriculture and changing rural economies.