My doctoral research explores the perinatal experiences of Afghan women in Serbia, using qualitative multimodal methods.  It is interdisciplinary, drawing mainly from migration studies, anthropology and midwifery, to understand from a woman-centred approach, the perinatal period for women in transit on Europe's contested borderlands and their interactions with maternal health services.  More information can be found on the project website here: www.birthingontheway.wixsite.com/project .

I completed MSc Public Health at LSHTM and have worked in the NHS in clinical roles as a midwife and in management roles over the past 20 years, as well as the third sector in the UK and Afghanistan.

I am an awardee of the LSHTM Public Engagement Small Grant Scheme 2020, for which I will develop composite narratives from focus groups to form webcomics for public engagement among health and civil society groups in Serbia.

Additionally, I work as a researcher on a University of Bedfordshire study, developing a co-produced  community intervention to enhance uptake of antenatal care in Luton, funded by Wellbeing for Women.