I am a sociologist researching how legal, political, social, cultural and economic contexts shape the safety, health and rights of marginalised groups and communities, particularly people who sell sex. My primary expertise is in qualitative methods but I also work in collaboration with colleagues across diverse disciplines to carry out mixed methods research. I'm committed to critical, feminist, participatory approaches which value the knowledge and expertise of communities, and which challenge the boundaries between the 'academy' and the 'community'.
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I co-organize, lecture and chair panel discussions on the Sexual Health MSc module at LSHTM, in conjunction with Mitzy Gafos. In previous years, I have led seminars on the Principles of Social Research module, which forms part of the MSc in Public Health.
I tutor, supervise and advise masters students studying Public Health. I supervise and advise research degree (PhD and DrPH) students who use qualitative and/or mixed methods to explore issues of sex work, gender, sexuality, HIV, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and social justice. I currently have availability to accept new PhD and DrPH students in these fields.