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United Kingdom

Project title: Assessing benefits and opportunities from tree planting in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of TanzaniaI focus on agroforestry as a nature-based solution for smallholder farmers, framed by climate change adaptation and resilience using ecological and social research methods, including the evaluation of homegardens for climate and.

I took an interruption from my PhD to take on a research associate role in a pilot project exploring how farmers perceive integrating trees into farmland in the North East of England, the barriers, and opportunities they face and how these can be overcome. This project was co-designed with industry partners from the Great Northumberland Forest and the.

I assist in implementing digital marketing strategies by managing performance marketing platforms such as Google and Meta for Jigsaw Dating, an early-stage technology start-up. My role includes budget and platform management and providing regular data insights to drive targeted traffic, optimise conversion rates, and maximise ROI.

I led a consultancy team to operationalise a land health monitoring framework for IUCN SUSTAIN, providing an indicator framework, baseline assessment, and tools for stakeholder engagement.This role included managing budgets, client relationships and writing a consultancy report based on our research.

This consultancy sought to understand the Climate and Environmental Impacts of smallholder and plantation coffee farming in Central and South America.I was involved in the design and implementation of the study methodology, including a systematic literature review, interviews and, workshops. We presented this work through a written report for commercial.

As a PhD innovation intern, I applied my technical expertise and training in a commercial regenerative agriculture setting to assist with product development through research into UK food retailer supply chains. This role included tasks such as outreach to stakeholders, desk-based research, interviews and, report writing.

As a PhD innovation intern at Zinc VC, I gained insight into the different aspects of working at a company with a mission-led approach to helping ventures build and scale a brand-new way to solve the world's most important societal problems. Part of my internship was spent with Cordon Technologies, looking into the environmental impacts of vineyard.

Research intern with IUCN Forest team for the RESUPPLY Tanzania project. RESUPPLY is partnering with Kilombero Sugar Company to plan landscape restoration within the sugarcane supply chain.

Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands

I worked in a team of 6 consulting for the project: A new tree-rich future: exploring the introduction of agroforestry in the province of North Holland. This project involved literature reviews, interviews and GIS mapping to understand where is viable for agroforestry within the province.

London, United Kingdom

Worked as a research assistant on the Ring of Fire project at Imperial College London. Assisted with the processing and identification of invertebrates from river samples within geothermal areas around the Arctic Circle.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biology

Master'S Degree, Natural Resources And Conservation

Specialisation: Management MSc thesis: Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration: Linking plant functional traits with natural regeneration and.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Biology/Biological Sciences, General

My undergraduate degree in Biology gave me a broad understanding of both human and environmental biology, with further specialisation in.

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Third year of my BSc degree spent at the University of Copenhagen. 1 semester spent following modules, 1 semester spent undertaking a.