I am a Research Fellow at the International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED) at the LSHTM, focusing on disability and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

I have worked in East and Southern Africa, South Asia and the Pacific Islands and have extensive experience of designing and implementing inclusive WASH programmes, research and evaluations, as well as disseminating research to influence policy and practice. 

Within my PhD research, I explored the menstrual health requirements of people with disabilities, developed the Bishesta campaign - a menstrual health behaviour change intervention for people with intellectual disabilities in Nepal, and address its feasibility.

I am the Principal Investigator for two studies. With World Vision, I am piloting the Bishesta campaign (an menstrual health intervention for people with intellectual disabilities) for the humanitarian settings in Vanuatu. This project is financed by Elrha's Humanitarian Innovation Fund. With WaterAid in Bangladesh and Cambodia, I'm leading a study which supports the improvement of disability-inclusive and gender-equitable WASH policy-making. The Australia Government's Water for Women's Fund is financing this work.

Before working at the LSHTM, I was the Equality, Inclusion and Rights Advisor at WaterAid, where I focused on disability, gender, chronic illness, ageing and WASH, as well as mainstreaming equity and inclusion across the organisation. I have also worked for disability organisations in the UK.