I am a social psychologist interested in how inequalities and systemic forces shape people's body image experiences, as well as how ideas around bodies and appearance are constructed within societies. 

I completed an MSc in Applied Social Psychology and a PhD in Psychology at the University of Sussex. My doctoral thesis examined how social class contexts, beyond being indicators of access to resources, shape women’s body image in the UK.

My research interests include:

• Body image experiences amongst people from underrepresented and/or Minoritised groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity and sexual orientations) and in particular, amongst working-class women
• Antiracist approaches to body image research
• Experiences of discrimination and/or dehumanisation in relation to appearance and bodies (e.g., systemic racism, classism, etc.)
• Objectification, sexualisation and the commodification of women’s appearance and bodies

I also contribute to the following research networks as:

• Management Board member (Communications Lead) - Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender (CTSG), University of Brighton
• Committee Member - British Psychological Society (BPS) Psychology of Women and Equalities Section (POWES)
• ECR Rep - Inclusive Digital Societies REG, University of Brighton
• External member - Sports, Physical Activity, Health and Exercise Research (SPHERE) Group at the University of Sussex.

I currently teach across different levels and modules, including Psychology Beyond the Barriers, Psychological Investigations, Introduction to Applied Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Psychology of Wellbeing, and I am a dissertation supervisor in the Psychology Dissertation module. I also lecture on the Social Psychology module and am the Module Lead for the newly approved Consumer Culture, Body Image and Wellbeing module (starting in 2025/26).

My approach to teaching is very much aligned with critical pedagogy, in that I acknowledge that students' learning is shaped by systemic and societal power dynamics, as well as the intersectionality of their experiences. I like to encourage students to engage in a dialogical interaction by creating an inclusive, open and equal environment, and by posing problems/questions to encourage and empower students to think critically. 

I am interested in supervising PhD projects in body image generally, or any specific (critical) body image research relating to inequalities (e.g., social class, gender and sexuality, 'race'/ethnicity), discrimination (e.g., sexism/genderism, racism, homophobia/transphobia) and power dynamics (e.g., colonialism, white supremacy).

Doctoral projects that I currently supervise (as part of a team) include:

- A project examining sexual orientation and career-related decisions amongst gay and bisexual men in South Asian.

- A project on understanding social class in young people's educational experiences in the UK.

I am particularly interested in supervising and providing mentorship in accessing PhD programmes for individuals from Minoritised backgrounds.