Experience

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

• United Kingdom
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of (Research) Infrastructure

  • Mar 2023 - Present

• Senior Investment Manager for Heritage and International Research Infrastructure

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2023

• Strategy and Development Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Feb 2021

• Senior Public Policy Impact Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2021

  Knowledge exchange between arts and humanities research and public policy. Managing programmes that enable and encourage collaborative working between researchers and policy-makers. Developing a method for measuring the impact of arts and humanities research on informing and influencing public policy.

• Strategy and Development Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Jul 2019

  Managing funding programmes for skills development and large research programmes in the arts and humanities. Line management and team leadership.

• Research Portfolio Manager - Researcher Careers and Training

  • May 2016 - Apr 2018

  Managing projects that support skills development for doctoral and early career researchers. Undertaking research and community engagement to better understand the development needs of these researchers.



Cranfield University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Part-time Researcher

  • Apr 2012 - Jan 2013

  Analysis of archaeomaterials, particularly inorganic high-temperature industries.Past projects have included Egyptian glass and faience, as well as clay ceramic and British porcelain.

• Symposia Events Assistant

  • Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  I provided administrative support to the symposia team, in the planning and delivery of conferences relating to defence and security themes. I assisted at these events to ensure that the needs of delegates and speakers were met.



Historic England

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Archaeomaterials Researcher

  • Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

  For this six-month placement, I used the laboratory facilities at the Conservation and Analysis facility, and analysed finds from English Heritage excavations and properties in order to produce reports for publication. I carried out analyses using optical and polarising microscopes; hand-held and bench-top X-Ray Fluorescence; Scanning Electron Microscope and Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy; and X-Ray Diffraction. For this six-month placement, I used the laboratory facilities at the Conservation and Analysis facility, and analysed finds from English Heritage excavations and properties in order to produce reports for publication. I carried out analyses using optical and polarising microscopes; hand-held and bench-top X-Ray Fluorescence; Scanning Electron Microscope and Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy; and X-Ray Diffraction.