I am a social and health psychologist with particular interest and expertise in risk: public appreciation of risk, risk communication and risk management. I am a co-director and the social science lead of CWBE - the Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection. My research interests include pharmaceutical pollution, social prescribing, and the role of social connection in addressing loneliness and social isolation. I am part of the Healthy Later Living Network at the University which includes a focus on all these areas - and many more. 

Previous projects have explored public understandings of tree and plant pests and diseases, the challenges of eating out for people with food allergy and intolerance, fostering trust and empathy online, and policy engagement with new forms of data.