As Deputy Director of Communications & Engagement, I bring two decades of experience in research, policy, and science communications to LSHTM. I lead strategic communications initiatives that amplify our global impact through research, and manage corporate and crisis communications. I am particularly interested in fostering stronger links between experts, policy makers, and the wider public.

In addition to my role, I am an elected executive member of the university's governing Council. Previously I was also Head of Communications & Engagement at MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM, positioning the Unit as a leader in health research in West Africa and beyond.

I lead LSHTM's team of Communications Managers and Officers, as well as our Digital Content, Public Engagement, and Web teams. I previously managed our Internal Communications and Sustainability Officers and coordinate placements for postgraduate science communication programmes and more. 

I co-produced and led the award winning LSHTM Viral podcast, which explores the science behind global health.

Previously, I was Communications Manager at the UK Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST), connecting academics and policy makers together on evidence-based policy. I served as Project Officer at the United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment, and Health working to positively influence informed environmental science policy, and in a research capacity at Environment and Climate Change Canada in freshwater systems, monitoring, and ecotoxicology.

I was formerly a journal editor for the Water Quality Journal of Canada and The Solutions Journal, and have published for the UNCCD, GIZ, The Guardian, The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN), and other outlets.