I am originally from Northern Ireland and have a lot of experience in the education sector. I have worked as an English language teacher for six years in New Zealand, Czech Republic and South Korea. I did MSc in Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2017 at Queen's University Belfast . For the following three years I worked in the charity sector running a youth group for MENCAP which supported young people with learning disabilities in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In October 2020 I began my Ph.D in the School of Education in Leeds, focusing on research looking into the bullying of children with ASD and the use of pejorative language. My interests include podcasting and running a YouTube channel. I am an autistic adult.

Research interests
My main research interests are in the fields of young people with ASD, bullying with a focus on pejorative language and how it can reinforce stereotypes, how online culture effects the perception of ASD and how autism is viewed by neurotypical young people.