Sylvia Ikomi is a recipient of an Economic and Social Research Council Stuart Hall PhD studentship on the adultification of Black girls in local authority care. She is a HE lecturer, secondary school teacher, and author of Child Q: A Case Study of the Adultification of Black Girls in Schools and The Adultification of Black Girls in State Care: Perspectives. Sylvia delivers Continuous Professional Development training for teachers and social workers that is aimed at raising their awareness of the adultification of Black girls within the social care and education sectors and potential strategies to address the issue.