I am a first year PhD Researcher in the Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work pathway. My PhD is funded by the ESRC via the NINE DTP scholarship. My research is investigating the dark side of image-enhancement. I am examining the crimes and harms of cosmetic injectables, including Botox and dermal fillers, and associated markets. I am exploring systems of supply and cultures of demand of cosmetic injectables in offline and online contexts via offline and online ethnographic research. 

I am also a part-time Project Manager and Research Associate in Public Health. I am lead researcher on a NIHR Clinical Research Network, North East and North Cumbria-funded research project which utilises a co-production approach to exploring the development of integrated services for people in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland.

I have a strong background and reputable track record in research. I possess 7 years of experience as an inter-disciplinary social researcher in academia - working across the disciplines of Anthropology, Criminology, Public Health, Sociology and Social Policy - and the third-sector.  

I have worked as lead researcher on a diverse range of internally and externally funded research projects including the European Commission, the National Lottery Community Fund, the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), and the Clinical Research Network (CRN).

I hold a BSc (Hons) in Sociology with Psychology from Teesside University and an MA in Social Anthropology from the University of Manchester.

I am also a peer-reviewer for several academic journals.

Consumer Culture

Cosmetic Procedures

Criminology

Deviant Leisure

Digital Technologies

Ethnography

Human Smuggling

Human Trafficking

Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs 

Illicit Markets

Late Capitalism

Online Research Methods

Public Health

Social Anthropology

Sociology

Social Harm

Social Media