Staff profile

I am an interdisciplinary researcher and PhD candidate currently working at the intersection of medical anthropology and microbial ecology.

My PhD project is supported by an ESRC studentship and considers how we understand the gut, gut health, and gut microbiome in the UK. Through Grounded Guts, I aim to explore how themes of the body, environment, heritage, and pollution can be extended - thinking about how people are managing gut health issues outside of clinical or laboratory encounters in the Southwest of England and the wider United Kingdom.

Prior to my PhD at Durham, I studied Human Sciences at the University of Oxford before researching geophagy (intentionally ingesting clay) and stigma in London for an MRes in Anthropology at University College London. I have also worked as a research assistant in medical sociology for Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences.

I am always happy to receive emails about potential collaborations.

Teaching

I have been a postgraduate teaching assistant (PGTA) for Durham’s first-year module on Health, Illness, and Society, and final-year Anthropology Dissertation module.

I have also worked in curriculum design and workshop delivery with the Institute of Advanced Studies on interdisciplinarity for ESRC-funded doctoral researchers.

I am available to give guest lectures on my research interests.

• Medical Anthropology
• Gut Health
• Stigma
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
• Pollution, Poisons, and Toxins
• Science and Technology Studies
• The Microbiome
• Geophagy