About Me

I'm a Research Fellow in Disease Forecasting at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Health, working on D-MOSS (a dengue forecasting model using satellite data). Previously, I completed my PhD in Ocean and Earth Sciences on the NERC INSPIRE DTP, researching the changing ecology and evolution of climate sensitive pathogens, particularly Vibrio bacteria, alongside being a Senior Health Intelligence Analyst in the UK Health Security Agency's All Hazards Intelligence Global team. Before that, I was an early career researcher based at the European Space Agency Climate Office, researching satellite climate data applications in cholera risk forecasting. I'm also the winner of the Global Undergraduate Award within Earth and Environmental Sciences category, a keen science communicator and Space4Climate COP26 Ambassador. My research interests are exploring links between climate change and health, using Earth Observation data and machine learning.

With a background in environmental science and spatial monitoring techniques (including GIS and remote sensing), my interactions with the European Centre for Environment and Human Health based at my undergraduate university led me to the timely and quickly-developing discipline of climate change and health, and how I could apply these techniques to understand these associations better. I use a range of technical skills, including bioinformatics and machine learning to try and explore how climate change has driven water-borne diseases but also how it might in the future, by producing predictive maps. I think science communication is incredibly important and love finding opportunities to share my research with a range of audiences. Outside of research, I enjoy coastal hikes and reading. As an ex Team GB athlete, I swim often and occasionally feature in films and TV for in-water and underwater shots.