I am a post doctoral research associate based within the School of Law. I have over 15 years’ experience working in environmental planning, consenting and related regulatory and assessment disciplines. I have detailed working knowledge of environmental regulation across UK nations and across both terrestrial and marine spaces.

My research impact aims to help in designing, facilitating and promoting meaningful stakeholder engagement to allow for multiple and diverse voices to be heard within consenting and planning practices in order to achieve socially sustainable environmental outcomes.

My previous research experience provided me with the opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of the importance of lawscapes for contextualising spatial decisions, which I am now applying to coastal environments in the UK.

My main area of research interest is in the application of spatial justice to land-use decision making, particularly at the coast. Within this I am interested in the following areas:

• How spatial decisions are made within governance and regulatory frameworks
• The use of lawscapes (spatial justice) to understand values and power within decision-making
• Publicness of space theories and their application to coastal and marine environments
• Stakeholder engagement practices which increase decision-making transparency and justice

Current Research

I am currently researching flood adaptation and climate resilience through a spatial justice lens, investigating how to implement adaptation planning pathways. This work is being undertaken within the GALLANT (Glasgow as a Living Lab Accelerating Novel Transformation) research project. 

Professional & learned societies

• 2023: Chartered Environmentalist and Full Member, IEMA