I am an interdisciplinary researcher, teacher and practitioner - spanning the natural and social sciences, from plant physiology to political ecology - with a focus on fostering food justice by agroecological approaches.

I have worked in various sustainability sectors, including CGIAR (formerly, the Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research), AIRCA (Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture) and the UK environmental charity sector.

I have research interests in breeding underutilised crops as part of a broader project of diversifying agriculture, local agroecological food systems and using participatory (action) approaches.

I am on the steering group for The Agroecology Learning Collective (TALC), which aims to facilitate collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the sector, building regional, national and international links between teachers and learners, stimulating the development of new courses and promoting agroecology as a career.

I am a co-lead for a project on 'landed community kitchens' - community kitchens that share food sourced from local agroecological farms (as opposed to e.g. food banks) - in the North of England. It uses participatory action research for network/alliance building and to co-create a more substantial project bid.

I have two broader concerns related to scientific practice. The first is how, or whether, we can close the gap between the publication of findings and the impact that it promises. The second is how (or whether) academia can be self-reflective and responsible, particularly in acknowledging its positionality and power.