London, England, United Kingdom
I am a neuroscientist, science communication and policy co-production expert, bringing knowledge of how brains and minds work to the communication of and policy responses to controversial topics such as climate change. I run communication and engagement training for environmental scientists and policy makers. For organisational development consultants, local community and organisation leaders, I designed a unique training to help them to bring new opportunities for meaningful action on climate change into their work. I provide specialised support for individuals and groups to collaborate effectively across sector boundaries and to break out of professional silos. I have facilitated partnership working between local councils and universities in the UK, and for the UK-China Collaboration on Climate Change Risk Assessment (run by Chatham House) I facilitated workshops on energy transition and climate risk, internationally and in the UK. I co-produced Right Between Your Ears - a documentary about how people can believe things even if they aren't true. I also co-created The Justice Syndicate, an interactive play about how we make decisions, alone and in groups.
Developing EEG analysis methods at the Center for Neuroimaging Studies
Visiting lecturer in the Department of Geography, working on communication and co-production around climate change.
Research consultant to 2020 Science Project, developing statistical software to run Monte-Carlo Markov Chain simulations of complex biophysical systems in the Julia programming language. Used to model biological systems such as a neurons and photo-receptor cells of a fly's eye.