I am an Associate Professor in Sustainable Geoscience and Volcanology, and course lead of BSc (Hons) Climate, Sustainability and Environmental Management. My academic research focuses on disaster risk reduction, particularly in international volcanological hazard analysis and education, and also on sustainability and EEDI in environmental sciences. I have seven years' industry experience of investigating sedimentary environments and subsurface risk in the energy sector. I am Editor of the website 'Geoscience for the Future' and am passionate about promoting the importance of geoscience in a more sustainable society.

I have a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Earth Science and an MPhil in Earth Sciences (Volcanic Geochemistry) from Aberystwyth University. I gained my PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Liverpool in 2012, with a thesis focussed on the dynamics of explosive volcanic hazards. After completing my PhD I joined the energy industry, where over seven years I developed expertise in the use of geological analysis and modelling to understand resource risk and uncertainty in sedimentary basins across the world. In 2019 I left industry to take up a Lectureship in Geology at the University of Hull, and completed my Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in March 2021. I joined the Geography, Environment and Planning team at Sheffield Hallam in 2021, where I now teach across the BSc and MSc Geography and Environment programmes. Since 2019, I have been developing research that combines my specialism in the study of volcanic hazards with my industry experience in uncertainty analysis. In 2020, I began working across disciplines and institutions to raise awareness of the lack of racial diversity in geoscience subjects and have since led on interventions and action research in this area. I am passionate about bringing sustainable development concepts into geoscience teaching, about decolonisation of geoscience education, and about improving equity and inclusion in geoscience. In 2020 I created the 'Geoscience for the Future' initiative, which showcases a range of geoscience professionals working towards a low-carbon, more sustainable future, and facilitates outreach activities between Geoscientists and schools. I am a proud trustee of the charity Geology for Global Development, and council member of the Geological Society of London. In 2022 I won the Geological Society Coke Medal for contributions to geoscience.