Editor of the Discrimination Law Association's 4-monthly legal journal Briefings

I provide policy development, evaluation, research, training and mentoring services to a range of statutory and voluntary bodies in the UK, Ireland and Europe. Some examples include:• Council of Europe expert assisting various projects including: Horizontal Facility III Action HF30 ‘Combating discrimination and promoting diversity in Serbia', 2023; reinforcing multi-level policy co-ordination for the integration of Third Country Nationals in Italy, 2023; harmonisation of North… Show more I provide policy development, evaluation, research, training and mentoring services to a range of statutory and voluntary bodies in the UK, Ireland and Europe. Some examples include:• Council of Europe expert assisting various projects including: Horizontal Facility III Action HF30 ‘Combating discrimination and promoting diversity in Serbia', 2023; reinforcing multi-level policy co-ordination for the integration of Third Country Nationals in Italy, 2023; harmonisation of North Macedonian legislation to comply with EU equality and non-discrimination standards, 2021; researching the evolving needs of NGOs and Equality Bodies highlighted by COVID-19, research report published March 2021; assisting ECRI produce GPR No.14 on combating racism and racial discrimination in employment (adopted 2012); and, in October 2017, abridged versions of GPRs Nos.14, 3 (Combating racism and intolerance against Roma/Gypsies) & 13 (Combating anti-Gypsyism and discrimination against Roma) for use by the general public• Advice NI project supporting vulnerable EEA nationals apply to the UK's EU Settlement Scheme; OISC EU Level One qualified, 2021• Institute for Conflict Research, NI's Brexit and eYou project supporting EEA nationals protect their economic and social rights; 2019• Support and evaluation of HSE’s Roma project, Waterford & Wexford; March 2018 & 2022 • Short term expert in the Austrian/Finnish governments’ twinning with the Kosovan Prime Minister’s Office on the ‘Fight against Homophobia and Transphobia’ project, Kosovo, (2015 – 2016) • Community consultation and research among BME communities in Northern Ireland for the NI Council of Ethnic Minorities on integration and ‘sense of belonging’, publishing Voices for Change (ISBN: 978-1-901541-99-1) and Traveller Voices for Change (ISBN: 978-1-901541-98-4) 2014• Providing training on international and European human rights and anti-discrimination standards for Ukrainian judges on EU/ COE programme, November 2011 Show less

(on career break from May 2007 to June 2013)

Temporary contract to assist with research and policy development on immigration and employment law issues