About

Educator, Researcher & Writer

A little about me…

I’m a historian and activist writer focused on social justice issues.

My academic writing centres on humanitarian history and policy. I’ve written about Rohingya refugee protection failures in India and worked with Rohingya activists to advocate for improved living conditions and security, particularly in the Delhi NCR.

Outside academia, I write about housing insecurity. In 2022, I won the Dawn Foster Memorial Essay Prize for my article ‘Fighting for Cardboard City’ about the drudgery of activism for tenants fighting to save their rented homes. In 2024, I received a K. Blundell Trust Society of Authors grant award for my forthcoming book Eviction: A Social History of Rent (out September 2025).

First in my family to go to university, I hold an ESRC studentship-funded history Ph.D. from the University of Manchester. I’m also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

I’m currently freelance and hold a dual Visiting Researcher position at the University of Manchester, working on crisis-setting research ethics with colleagues at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute and housing precarity with colleagues at the School of Environment, Education and Development.

I’m also a Trustee of Tring Local History Museum and Editor of the Tring Local History Society newsletter. Every year I run a sixth form local history mentorship programme supporting students to undertake independent research and writing. See the students’ work here: https://tringlocalhistorymuseum.org.uk/society/articles.html

Prior to my freelance work, I was a Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies at UCL, a Lecturer in Global Challenges at Brunel University London, and an Associate Professor in International Affairs at O.P. Jindal Global University in Haryana, India, where I remain an affiliate. I’ve also worked for Save the Children UK and Scottish Government on humanitarian and development issues.