My research interests include sociology of childhood; children's rights in relation to healthcare; children's palliative care; and research ethics. I have a particular interest in baby-centred care and parental involvement in neonatal healthcare (intensive care units), and in shared decision-making in neonatal and paediatric healthcare.

I employ a range of qualitative methods including ethnographic and case study approaches with children, young people and healthcare professionals. I have a particular interest in applied critical realism. More recently, I joined the EPPI-Centre at SSRU, and have developed an interest in systematic review methods for healthcare policy and practice, including systematic mapping and living maps.