Experience

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  University of Exeter

  • United Kingdom
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • PHD Student

    • Nov 2019 - Present

    I am working on the impacts of pollution on antimicrobial resistance at the river catchment scale, based at the University of Exeter (Penryn Campus). The project is supervised by Prof. William Gaze, Dr Anne Leonard at the University of Exeter, and Dr Andrew Singer (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH)). This work is funded by the Medical Research Foundation (MRF) and the University of Exeter. The aim of this research will be to quantify the main drivers of antimicrobial resistance in the environment, the exposure risk to humans, and the benefits of mitigation strategies.Grants:• £250 – Research Student Allowance (University of Exeter)Conferences & Symposia:• Panel chair for the Inclusivity Matters! Race and Decolonisation Symposium, Penryn (2023)• Poster presentation at the Climate Change and Health Symposium, Bristol (2023 - pending)• Panellist for the Inclusivity Matters! Disability and Accessibility Symposium, Penryn (2023)• Committee member for the Inclusivity Matters! Symposium Series, Penryn (2023)• Poster presentation at EDAR, Gothenburg (2022)• Poster presentation and 2 minute video for the MRF AMR Annual Conference, Bristol (2022)• Invited speaker at Autism Today, Online (2021)• Poster presentation at World One Health Congress, Online (2020)• Poster presentation at the Life Sciences Society Conference, Online (2020)• 3 minute “day in the life” style video for the MRF AMR Annual Conference, Online (2020)

  • Exam Invigilator

    • Mar 2022 - May 2022

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  YouTube

  • Video Streamer

    • Jan 2021 - Present

    I run a book related youtube channel, producing book reviews, hauls, unhauls, tags, and vlog style videos. In doing so I have gained skills in video recording, editing, and posting.

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  Etsy Shop

  • Etsy Shop Owner - Fly Me Away Bookish Co.

    • Sep 2021 - Present

    I run a bookish shop on the Etsy platform. The aim of this shop is to provide bookish products and services that also help the planet by promoting the "reduce, re-use, recycle, and repair" mentality.

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  University of Exeter

  • Parttime Lecturer

    • Nov 2021 - Nov 2021

    I was involved in teaching the SSU module in the "Global and Planetary Health" theme under Dr Anne Leonard for 2nd year medical undergraduates.

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  University of Exeter

  • Parttime Lecturer

    • Jan 2021 - Jan 2021

    I was involved in teaching the SSU module in the "Global and Planetary Health" theme under Dr Anne Leonard for 2nd year medical undergraduates.

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  Imperial College London

  • United Kingdom
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Laboratory and Field Technician

    • Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

    I joined the research team, funded by the NERC grant “A Novel Framework for Predicting Emerging Chemical Stressor Impacts in Complex Ecosystems”, lead by Prof Guy Woodward and in collaboration with several groups at Imperial College (Bell, Pawar, Rosindell). The overarching goal was to develop a new means of assessing how chemical stressors affect freshwater ecosystems and how this will be modulated by climate change. My role was to support research staff investigating the impacts of chemicals on different components of freshwater ecosystems, from microbes to larger eukaryotes. The main focus of the role was to help run large scale microbial experiments in Dr Thomas Bell’s lab, provide support for field sampling of microbial and eukaryotic communities at field sites, and support the set up and running of mesocosm experiments at Silwood Park Campus. During the field work I was also responsible for coordinating groups of citizen scientists, who will help monitor sites of interest. I also assisted in the running and maintenance of the Class II microbiological lab, my main roles being:- Taught at field and lab practicals at the Mesocosm Summer School, run by AquaCosm- Organisation and conduction of field collection, and lab processing of samples including tea bags, leaf packs, algae biofilm, water, and sediment (continued involvement with the mesocosm project since 2016).- Growth of bacterial strains from frozen stocks, and measuring growth curves when subjected to increasing concentrations of chemicals (herbicides, fungicides, molluscicides, and antibiotics).- Organising field collection and lab processing of algae, leaf litter packs, tea bags, and cotton strips (continuing my work in the River Kennet from 2015)

  • Outreach Coordinator

    • Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

    I was one of the organizers of the annual “Birds, Bugs, and Beasts Day” (previously “Bugs! Day”) event, educating the public about ecology and environmental science. The event hosted over 400 people.

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  AQUA-COSM

  • Imperial College - Silwood Park, United Kingdom

  • Facilitator

    • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
    • Imperial College - Silwood Park, United Kingdom

    AQUACOSM, June 30-July 13, 2019. I was a facilitator at AQUACOSM Summer school at Imperial College London, UK on “Use of Mesocosms to understand the multiple stressors effects on aquatic organisms”

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  Imperial College London

  • Silwood Park Campus

  • Research Assistant

    • Aug 2018 - Jan 2019
    • Silwood Park Campus

    I assisted the field and laboratory work being done by Dr Emma Ransome, in Professor Tom Bell's lab group. I was involved with the following projects:Impacts of temperature on arctic freshwater microorganisms (with Dr Emma Ransome)- Managing the isolation and preparation of bacteria and viru...

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  Imperial College London

  • United Kingdom
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Masters Student by Research

    • Sep 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Masters Student Supervisor

    • Apr 2017 - Sep 2017

    While doing my MRes at Imperial College, a new masters student entered Professor Guy Woodward's lab to do additional work for the River Kennet project, which I was now the first point of contact for since the PhD student working on it had graduated. I introduced the student into the lab, set them up with the equipment they needed, showed them the protocols, assisted them in their statistics, and was generally their first point of contact for their project.

  • Outreach Coordinator

    • Jul 2017 - Jul 2017

    I was one of the organizers of the annual “Birds, Bugs, and Beasts Day” (previously “Bugs! Day”) event, educating the public about ecology and environmental science. The event hosted over 550 people

  • Field Work Assistant

    • Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

    I assisted in nutrient distribution in Nash's Field, a long term grassland experiment at Silwood Park, with Dr Shorok, in the lab of Professor Tom Bell. Nash's Field consists of a nested design of several treatments used in agriculture to look into their effects on the ecosystem. One treatment is several nutrients (Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, and Magnesium) which are often used in fertilizer, which are put onto the plots in 12 combinations. I assisted in the weighing out of each nutrient into the right combinations, and distributing them in the field for the ~200 plots.

  • Demonstrator

    • May 2017 - May 2017

    I taught undergraduate and masters field work sessions at the freshwater mesocosms, helping students identify invertebrates, and collect sediment, algae, and water samples.

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  Imperial College London

  • Silwood Park

  • Demonstrator

    • Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
    • Silwood Park

    I taught undergraduate and masters field work sessions at the freshwater mesocosms, helping students identify invertebrates, and collect sediment, algae, and water samples.

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  Imperial College London

  • United Kingdom
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Assistant

    • May 2016 - Aug 2016

    I continued my work on the River Kennet during the summer of 2016, under Prof. Guy Woodward, processing leaf litter bag, and pigment analysis of chlorophyll (algae) samples from both natural and artificial substrates. Guy's group sampled the river every 2 months for 2 years after a pesticide spill in 2013, and I have been involved in sample processing during summer 2015, during my university third year project, and during my masters.I assisted in field work at Nash's Field, contributing to a long term study on terrestrial ecology conducted at Silwood Park Campus, Imperial College since 1992. The grassland experiment on Nash's Field contains plots with different combinations of pesticide and grazing treatments to look at the long term impacts of pesticide on terrestrial ecosystems. The most recent study, currentyly being conducted by Sam North and Shorok Mombrikotb, is looking at the impacts of long term pesticide treatments on terrestrial invertebrates. I assisted in the setting of pitfall traps, soil and plant sampling, terrestrial cotton strips (as a measure of microbial decomposition), and vortex suction sampling.I assisted in field work at the Broadstone Stream, which has been bio-monitored for the past 50 years. The recovery of the food web after acidification has been monitored by Imperial College and I have helped with the latest round of sampling, lead by Sam North, as part of Guy Woodward's group. I participated in depletion electro-fishing, and surber sampling.I supported field work and processed samples taken from the River Stour, where the effect of restoration in the form of large woody debris was being measured by Joseph Huddart, in Professor Guy Woodward's lab. Field work sampling included electro-fishing, benthic algae, leaf litter bags, and cotton strips. In the lab I sorted invertebrates to order level from leaf litter bags, and processed and weighed soil/sediment, and leaf litter samples.

  • Outreach Coordinator

    • Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

    I was one of the organizers of the annual “Birds, Bugs, and Beasts Day” (previously “Bugs! Day”) event, educating the public about ecology and environmental science. The event hosted over 350 people.

  • Secretary

    • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

    Through the Imperial Plus volunteer certificate, I completed 100 hours of work as the secretary for the Anime Society. The secretary is the link between the committee members to the members of the society within the university. My main roles were taking minutes at committee meetings, hosted anime showings, and film nights, supervising members at London MCM Comic Con, and sending out weekly forecasts. I also helped run the Halloween party, karaoke, secret santa, and inter-society and inter-uni showings. I have also re-organized the society library, and made sure our inventory list was available via the society website.

  • Undergraduate Student

    • Sep 2013 - Jun 2016

  • Lab Assistant

    • Jul 2015 - Sep 2015

    As part of a UROP placement (Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program) I worked with Professor Guy Woodward over the summer of 2015. This involved a ten week lab placement working on the River Kennet Project. I gained experience with processing and organisation of decomposition strips, chlorophyll, invertebrates, leaf litter, and soil samples. I also was trained in the operation of the tensile strength universal testing machine.

  • Social Media Coordinator

    • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015

    Through the Imperial Plus volunteer certificate, I completed 75 hours of work as the social media coordinator for the Anime Society. The social media coordinator is the public face of the society within the university, working closely with the secretary, social coordinator, and ambassador. My main roles were taking photos at all the societies events and sessions, and keeping the Twitter and Facebook accounts updated and current. Full list of jobs can be found in the attached documents.

  • Student Mentor

    • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015

    During our second year at Imperial, myself and my friend Jessica Wood participated in the "Mums and Dads" scheme, a mentoring scheme paring 5-6 first year "children" with a pair of second year "parents". As a part of this, we set up a facebook group where we regularly communicated, and organised weekly lunch meetings in the local area to facilitate talking about any issues our "children" had.

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  Pinner Methodist Church

  • Helper at Pinner Methodist Church Annual Summer Holiday Club

    • Aug 2006 - Aug 2015

    I run activities crafts, games and activities for 20+ children aged 4-11. For the past 3 years, I have also organised the drama; organizing rehearsals, making props, setting up the stage daily and acting in it.

  • Sunday School Teacher

    • Aug 2011 - Jul 2013

    I ran weekly sessions for 5-20 children ages 1½ - 14. I organised trips and events, such as the annual summer and Christmas parties, and pantomime trips. I also helped to organize joint events and services with nearby Eastcote Methodist Church, such as the nativity play. I was also the active first-aider.

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  ILLUMINATE PUBLISHING LTD

  • Book Reviewer

    • Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

    I was one of the people to review the content of "Mathematics for A Level Biology: A Course Companion" by Dr Marianne Izen.

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  Heathfield School GDST

  • Student Tutor

    • Aug 2011 - Jul 2013

    During mornings before school, and lunch breaks of my A-levels, I tutored students once a week for reading, maths, and autism.Students ranged from Years 7-9. I was chosen to act as a councilor to autistic students joining the school, or those diagnosed during their time at school, as I was able to share my experiences, being autistic myself.

  • Student Helper

    • Sep 2011 - Jul 2012

    As part of the school's community service scheme, we participated in weekly work experience placements during autumn and spring term of our AS year. During autumn term, I was part of team assisting with autistic 6th formers at Shaftesbury High School for children with special needs. The spring term placement was assisting with the “Silver Surfers”, a group teaching computer skills to the elderly.

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  James Cook University Hospital

  • Work Shadowing

    • Aug 2012 - Aug 2012

    In the eye department, I shadowed doctors and nurses over the course of a week who specialized in fields including glaucoma and cataracts. I also observed the Goldmann test for visual fields, and I saw the work of the orthoptic department which deals with ailments including squints and double vis...

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  BARNFIELD HOUSE VETERINARY CENTRE LTD.

  • Work Shadowing

    • Aug 2012 - Aug 2012

    I shadowed Dr. Patel over the course of a week. I observed several cases including a dog with dental problems and the x-ray of a cat with kidney stones.

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  World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

  • Young Leader

    • Aug 2010 - Jul 2012

    I helped to lead weekly games and crafts for up to 50 children aged 11-15. I also acted as a excursion supervisor on visits to local camping trips and overseas holidays to Austria, and Switzerland.

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  Bushey Methodist Church

  • Helper at Bushey Methodist Church Summer Holiday Club

    • Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

    Over two years I helped to organize and run activities for a church run summer holiday club. This involved the preparations of the activities and materials required several months in advance. 25+ children aged 8-14 attended each year. I had roles in supervision, running activities, cleaning up, a...

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  Heathfield School GDST

  • Peer Supporter

    • Sep 2010 - Jul 2011

    I was one of the supervisors of a Year 8 class for a year. We were in charge of the pastoral care of the pupils, and helped to resolve any issues which arose throughout the year. We also worked directly with the students, meeting the class every week during form time, organizing activities and di...

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  SHOOTS GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED

  • Animal Care Technician

    • Sep 2010 - Sep 2010

    I was in charge of animal husbandry at Shoots Garden Center over the course of September 2010. I took care of a wide variety of pets, and sorted both frozen and live food for lizards and reptiles. I also undertook other jobs such as stacking shelves, and customer assistance

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  BBC

  • Actor

    • Jan 2009 - Aug 2009

    I was featured as one of the guides in the BBC documentary of the girl guides centenary. I had a minor speaking roll during the section about the activities done by guides groups in the current day.Credits:Presenter - Dominic WestProducer - Neil Cameron