I am a Social Anthropologist, Black & White photographer. Formerly a Humanities & Social Sciences Lecturer (15 years) currently working as a heritage consultant, museum host /curator.

I achieved my MA in the Anthropology of Travel, Tourism and Pilgrimage in 2017 at SOAS, University of London and had the privilege of meeting, and working with many established researchers, Anthropologists and Photographers, including Professor Tom Selwyn, Dr Naomi Leite and Alys Tomlinson, all who play a significant part in my journey. I am also a former Postgraduate Fellow of the RGS (2013-2017) and RAI member. 

I have long been interested in concepts of identity, belonging and inclusion (kinship), further looking at how this narrative is embedded in the conservation of cutural heritage and storytelling. 

My research focus investigates the female narrative. This began as a study of migration, expedition, travel and pilgrimage, however over time this has led to further research in womens roles, their verson of events and its omission from history. 

This research journey started by attempting to re-establish the 'underdog' accounts of travel and began to further question identity, diaspora and cultural bias. As a dual national Australian, colonisation is a topic that challenges me. I had never been taught about the 'stolen generations' at school, which spurred my views of the lack of truth and diversity in education and propelled an interest to further research social history, and develop my career as a Social Science and Humanities lecturer. 

I have taught Heritage Management, Cultural Ethics, Sociology and Philosophy for over 10 years up to undergraduate level 6, at Norwich, Brighton and Derby University.

Currently I am involved in the conservation of British textile industries, investigating and archiving the evolution of traditional skills through industrialisation. Researching the many Mills and Workhouses in the East Midlands, revisiting narratives that stemmed from grass roots origins to their place in social history today. Tracing accounts of the lives of women, children and the hierarchal dominance and displacement of those reliant on this employment. 

All photographs and views are my own.