My primary research focus is in the field of critical political economy. I am interested in how transitions from capitalism might occur, and what those systems might look like. This is informed by elements of anarchist and Marxist theory as well as Frankfurt School critical theory. I have published on the experience of work in worker co-operatives, the potential of co-operatives as transitional forms of post-capitalist economy, and the ecological potential worker ownership. 

I am further interseted in critically considering the role of technology and social media in creating and maintaining economic subjectivities. This informs a current research project on conspiracy theories and 'pseudolaw'.

As a secondary research focus, I have an interest in British politics, considering the interrelated nature of complex governance, statecraft approaches, and Marxist theory.

I would be interested in supervising prospective PhD students on topics relating to co-operatives and worker ownership, alternative societies and the political economy of climate change, in line with my published work. I would also be particularly interested in supervising PhDs that relate to pseudolaw or conspiracy theories.

I would also be interested in projects relating to statecraft approaches to politics in the UK, and on the Frankfurt School more generally.

I lecture on British politics, political theory, political economy and comparative politics of Ireland and South Africa. I also teach both qualitative and quantitative research methods for social sciences.

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

I have an Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Economics, and a Master of Arts degree with Distinction in Politics, "Philosophy and Economics: Politics and Development", both from the University of York. My MA dissertation focussed on the 'developmental state' in Botswana, especially in comparison to South Korea.

I then studied for a Phd in the School of PEP, University of York, supervised by Prof. Louise Haagh which focussed on worker co-operatives. The findings of this research are summarised in my 2025 article in Economic and Industrial Democracy.

I taught Politics at the University of York from 2011 until 2017, as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Associate Lecturer. I then took a Lectureship at the University of Brighton in 2017 and was promoted to Senior and then Principal Lecturer in Politics and International Relations. I have also taught in the York Management School as a writing tutor.