My primary research interests lie in understanding education in relation to social and epistemic justice. Particular fields of research include sustainability and climate change, global citizenship education, decolonising education, professional and experiential learning, and international education.  

I work with decolonial, feminist and historical, social-cultural activity theories. My doctoral thesis was a historical, socio-cultural examintion of how how people become teachers, finding that trainee teachers' learning (about teaching) leads their (professional) development. All my research aims to equitably involve participants as co-constructors of knowledge in participative and experimental methods of qualitative research and also mixed methods research.

My research has been funded by The International Baccalaureate and by the British Academy, firstly to critically examine the teaching-research nexus in higher education and later to understand secondary students' climate concerns. I received the Jeff Thompson Research Award from the International Baccaluareate Organization in 2017. 

Research interests

• Climate and Sustainability Education
• Decolonisating research methods
• Participative qualitative research methods
• Historical, sociocultural theory
• Equitable global citizenship education
• International education
• Teacher education