I am a writer, researcher and activist who facilitates rural community wellbeing. My background is diverse as a scientist, analyst, outdoor educator, trainer, project and change manager and facilitator. I’ve worked in life sciences, the oil industry, financial services, and the third and public sectors.

Since June 2014, I have been working independently as a transdisciplinary researcher and activist on a variety of projects – in my own community, with Lateral North and recently as part of the u.lab and CAMINA communities and the Scottish Rural Parliament.  I am a Community Councillor for my village in rural Scotland.  In 2017 I became a Director of the Centre for Human Ecology (CHE); the relaunch of CHE, co-operative education and the development of human ecology within society and my own practice is the current focus of my work.

Qualifications:

• BA Biochemistry (University of Oxford)
• MSc Environmental Management (University of Stirling)
• An interdisciplinary PhD (University of Stirling): Survive or thrive: creating options for sustainable communities in rural Scotland.

Find out more about my philosophy and my research focus. Get in touch if you need more information, or would like to talk about a potential project.