Before joining Buckinghamshire New University in 2016, I worked as a health visitor supporting families with young children, and as a practice teacher facilitating learning in community placements for pre- and post-registration nursing students. I previously nursed in acute care on an Accident and Emergency Department, and prior to this, practiced as a midwife in a district hospital. 

I studied for my Registered Adult and Midwifery qualifications in West Berkshire School of Nursing and Midwifery, and later studied for my Registered Children’s Nurse qualification at Thames Valley University (now University of West London).  Subsequently I completed the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) programme, followed by a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education at Reading University. I studied for an MSc in ‘Children, Young People and Family’ at Oxford Brookes University gaining a distinction. In 2018 I completed a further Post-Graduate Certificate in Education enabling Nurse Teacher status, through studying with Buckinghamshire New University.

My specialist area of interest and research is domestic abuse and its effects on health, influenced by my professional practice knowledge and experience. I have conducted secondary and primary research on domestic abuse and have had two papers and a book chapter published.

I am a Fellow of Advance HE, and a member of the Institute of Health Visiting. 

My greatest accolade to date is being voted ‘Most Inspiring Tutor’ by students in 2024.