I am an interdisciplinary marine social scientist. My principal interests are: the contribution of small-scale fisheries (SSF) and aquaculture to the food security and sustainable livelihoods of rural communities, the integration of local and indigenous knowledge in the decision-making process, and coastal adaptation and resilience strategies. I apply mixed methods and systems thinking to my research.

I am part of a SMMR funded project entitled Resilient Coasts: Optimising Co-Benefit Solutions, which aims to deliver a new integrated and interdisciplinary framework that will support a transition from hard 'grey' defences to softer 'green' or nature-based solutions in coastal and shoreline management. As a PDRA, I am exploring what determines the social acceptability of nature-based solutions and what are the current perceptions of the use of such schemes in coastal flooding and erosion management in the UK.