Following undergraduate studies in Psychology (First Class, University of Exeter) and a Master’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience (Distinction, University College London), I was awarded a 4 year Medical Research Council PhD Studentship. I undertook my PhD under the supervision of Professors Jason Warren and Seb Crutch in the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Dementia Research Centre, and completed my thesis in 2017. Since that time, I have worked as a Teaching Fellow and Co-Director for the MSc in Dementia (Neuroscience pathway) and as a Research Fellow. More recently, I was awarded a Personal Fellowship by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People and the Dunhill Medical Trust, and was promoted to Senior Research Fellow in 2020. I am also the current Education Officer for Rare Dementia Support (www.raredementiasupport.org) - the service that aims to give people affected by a rare dementia access to information, tailored support, and contact with others affected by similar conditions.