Overview

I am a freelance researcher, writer and educator available to support your project.

From securing funding and conducting primary research and investigations to creating compelling digital content, I offer impact-focused research services. Listed below are specific services I offer, followed by a brief overview of my CV. If you wish to get in contact, please reach out via the Contact Form.

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Skills & Services

Research:

Qualitative research and analysis: I have extensive experience in archival research, qualitative methods (interviews, focus groups, observations), and policy analysis. My work spans global humanitarian effectiveness research to British historical studies.

Subject expertise: 1) British housing history and policy. These specialist subjects are connected through their emphasis on social justice, marginalisation and displacement; 2)Humanitarian studies – history of the international humanitarian system; 3) Refugee policy and protection in India, especially for Rohingya refugees.

Research skills coaching: I offer coaching on community-based research, history methods, and sociological field studies. I also offer workshop facilitation, public speaking, and educational programme development.

Writing & editing:

Writing and content creation: My track record includes trade book writing, academic writing, editing, policy briefs, and op eds/blogging. I’ve written for diverse audiences from academic peers and policymakers to general readers.

Grant-writing: I have a proven track record of securing substantial funding. I have been actively involved in successful grant applications totalling over £5 million. My experience includes leading and writing successful proposals, coordinating teams, peer reviewing applications, and understanding funder requirements across different sectors.

Skills coaching: I provide specialised academic editing, research skills coaching, and manuscript development services. My experience editing books, mentoring academic and non-academic researchers, and editing for academic and generalised publications positions me well for writing support services.

Digital communication: I offer digital communication skills including website development, blog editing, and social media marketing. My role as Global Communications Lead for the UCL-based GRRIPP project (£4.7m 2018-2024) demonstrates my global digital communication experience.

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CV highlights

Professional

07/2021 – Present: Researcher, Editor & Digital Communications: Project-based work for academic institutes, non-profits, and independent. Employers/clients have included University of Manchester, University College London, the University of York, Justlife, and the Social Change Initiative.

06/20 – 01/21: Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies, University College London. Lecturing Global Humanitarian History; Steering Committee to establish the BSc in Global Humanitarian Studies; Connected Learning Lead (digital education).

09/19–06/20: Lecturer in Global Challenges, Brunel University London: Pathway Lead for Social Cohesion; Teaching Qual & Creative Methods

01/17–09/19: Associate Professor, International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, India: Lecturing International Relations Since 1945 and Refugee Studies.

12/14–11/16: Humanitarian Affairs Adviser, Save the Children & Uni. Of Manchester: Research on humanitarian effectiveness: Philippines and Middle East.

01/13–11/14: Social Policy Researcher, External Affairs, Scottish Government: Policy research on intl. development for independence.

Voluntary

05/2025-present: Trustee and Committee Member, Tring Local History Museum & Society.

07/2022-present: Newsletter Editor & Education Coordinator, Tring History Museum & Society: Newsletter Editor; Research and writing skills coach for A-Level History students, Tring School.

10/17–present: Historian Researcher & Web Editor, Save Our Homes LS26. Campaign to prevent my parents’ community’s eviction and demolition of their historic post-war prefab estate. Research and campaign blogging: saveourhomesLS26.org

01/22 – 08/23: Witness Service Volunteer, Citizens Advice Bureau, Luton Crown Court

Grants & Prizes 

2024: Grant: Individual, Awarded Society of Authors K Blundell Trust grant for my book Eviction: A Social History of Rent. Awarded to authors seeking to increase social awareness.

2023: Grant: Writer, Re-ordering Ethics and Knowledge Production in Conflict- and Disaster-Affected Contexts. British Academy. (£200,000), May 2023 – May 2025.

2022: Prize: the Dawn Foster Memorial Essay Prize, for ‘Fighting for Cardboard City’, Red Pepper Magazine and HCI Skills Gateway. £1,500 award judged by author Lynsey Hanley. 

2019-2024: Grant: Co-Investigator, ‘Gender Responsive Resilience and Intersectionality in Policy and Practice (GRRIPP)’. Global Challenges Research Fund, (£4.7 million). 2019 –2024.

2018-2020: Grant: Co-Investigator, ‘Rohingya Journeys of Violence and Resilience in Bangladesh and its Neighbours’, British Academy. (£300,000). Sept 2018-Dec 2020. 

2018-2019: Grant: Principal Investigator, ‘Examining the NRC in Assam’, O.P. JGU. (£5,500). 2018-2019. 

2017: Grant: Principal Investigator, ‘Refugee (self-)support in Delhi’, IIED, (£27,499).