My expertise is in brains and minds. I’ve got a PhD in Psychology and an MSc in Neuroscience, and I worked as a psychology researcher in universities for over 10 years, so I’ve got a really good understanding of how science works.
My superpower is making complicated scientific research understandable to people who aren’t experts - and I’ll happily figure out how to do it for anyone from toddlers to grandparents.
Want to hire me to write, speak, provide expert advice, or even get people to sculpt emotions out of plasticine? Please get in touch.
I'm based in Manchester but open to travelling elsewhere - just ask!
Not sure what you might need a science communicator for? Here are some of the things I've done in the past…
Events
Workshops on coping with stressful waiting for organisations including the Stroke Association and Blood Cancer UK.
Discussion and activity sessions on the psychology of the senses for groups at Open Senses Festival, Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Barbican.
Talks on the psychology of the senses for non-experts at various locations including the National Science and Media Museum, the Flatpack Film Festival and SciBars including Knutsford and Bollington.
Making cocktails, dyeing them black, asking people to guess what colour they should be, and explaining why they guessed those colours for Art Neuro's Synaesthesia Cocktails in London and Belfast.
Introduction to the psychology of multisensory perception for members of the International Fragrance Association.
Consulting
Providing psychological and creative advice for BitterSuite's multisensory music performances.
Advising the London Craft Club on the links between mental health and creativity.
Writing for general audiences
How to get rid of earworms for music website The Line of Best Fit.
BitterSuite symphony, about my work with BitterSuite, for The Psychologist.
Radio and podcasts
Interviewed by Matilda Hay on Soho Radio’s Science Mixtape.
Panel member on the Level Up Human podcast.