I am a social epidemiologist working at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, where my research focuses on adolescent wellbeing, gender-based violence, migration, labour, and health in conflict-affected and low-resource settings. My work uses participatory and feminist methodologies to centre the lived experiences of adolescent girls and young women, particularly those in precarious or hidden forms of labour such as child domestic work. I have worked on mixed-methods studies across Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Myanmar and Indonesia.
Alongside this, my research on gender-based violence examines the intersections between violence against children and violence against women, as well as the links between violence, climate change, and conflict. I am currently working as part of the Invisible Girls research programme, which explores the drivers, risks and protective factors surrounding child domestic work in Southeast Asia. This programme is contributing to international measurement tools, including the ILO’s Labour Force Survey module on child labour, and shaping research and programming priorities among global anti-trafficking actors such as the Freedom Fund.
I recently completed my PhD at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (July 2025), which explored adolescent girls’ wellbeing in conflict-affected regions of Myanmar, using a capabilities-informed, mixed-methods approach and participatory research with peer-researchers. My thesis examined how structural violence, conflict, and gender norms shape adolescents’ mental health, social support, and future aspirations.
Prior to, and alongsid my PhD, I have worked on a range of global research projects, including with International Labour Organization, UNFPA and UNICEF Innocenti. I hold an MSc in Public Health from LSHTM and a BSc in Biology from Imperial College London.
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Teaching
I teach on the MSc Public Health course and supervise MSc Public Health students.
Research
My work examines how structural and social forces shape the wellbeing, safety and health of adolescents, particularly girls and young women in conflict-affected and low-resource settings. I am interested in the intersections between child labour, migration, and gender-based violence, including how these are influenced by climate change, displacement, and political instability. I use mixed-methods, participatory and feminist approaches to document lived experiences, co-produce knowledge with young people, and inform ethical, locally grounded policy and programming. I have a regional focus on Southeast Asia, especially Myanmar and Indonesia, and a thematic interest in the links between violence against children and violence against women and the use of participatroy methods to co-produce knowledge.
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