I have a BA(Hons) in Psychology and Philosophy from Heythrop College, University of London, a MSc in Psychology of Education from the Institute of Education and a PhD in Psychology and Habilitation from UCL Institute of Education. I have previously worked in mainstream primary school settings as a teaching assistant, supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities, and also as a dance teacher. Whilst studying I became fascinated as to how the environment can influence our behaviour. My first project under the supervision of Dr Felix de Beaumont, examined the effects of media on women's self-esteem. Attending the Institute of Education shifted my interest into the world of vision impairment, where under the supervision of Dr Karl Wall, and later, Dr Dagmara Dimitriou I completed my MSc dissertation and PhD thesis on developing interventions to support independent living skills (specifically dressing) in children with vision impairment and children with Down Syndrome. 

During my PhD I began lecturing on the Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People). I then completed a post-doctoral research project examining sleep and anxiety in adolescents with Williams syndrome. I became Programme Leader of the Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People) in 2017, training students in achieving Qualified Habilitation Assistant or Qualified Habilitation Specialist status. I also teach on the Atypical Development module at Masters Level and Cognitive Psychology at BSc level. I currently supervise Masters dissertation students and students on the Doctorate in Educational Psychology. 

In 2018 I was awarded a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant to conduct an examination of sleep in children with vision impairment. The project is now complete.