I am a Departmental Lecturer in Practical Chemistry, based in the Chemistry Teaching Laboratory at the University of Oxford. I specialise in teaching practical skills to undergraduate chemists, with a focus on pedagogical approaches to teaching practical chemistry and the design of new experiments. I have a particular interest in developing practicals which link to research being carried out in the department, giving students an insight into cutting edge research.

I completed my PhD in the group of Professor Nicholas Long at Imperial College London, as part of the Doctoral Training Centre in Smart Medical Imaging. I worked with upconversion nanoparticles, with focus on developing luminescent probes for molecular imaging. During the course of my PhD, I spent an increasing amount of time teaching in the undergraduate chemistry labs at Imperial. There I discovered my love for teaching chemistry, particularly in a lab environment. In recognition for my teaching during my PhD, I was awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in July 2021.

I started teaching at Pembroke in January 2024, teaching organic chemistry to the first-year Chemistry undergraduate students. I especially enjoy helping students link the content they learn in their lectures and tutorials to what they do in the laboratory, aiding their development into well-rounded scientists.