I am a final year PhD Researcher at Birmingham City University exploring how young people are impacted by the cost of living crisis. The location for my study was in Birmingham and I conducted a participant observation approach across two Birmingham based youth centres. I have also published journal articles and book chapters exploring violent crime and consumer culture and addressing poverty in the UK. I have disseminated my research to other academics, policy makers and practitioners. I also hold a strong focus on knowledge exchange and civic engagement. Alongside my research activities, I am a lecturer in criminology at the University of Northampton. I design and teach modules across the undergraduate BA Hons Criminology programme. My research interests include tackling poverty and inequalities, youth and community and political economy perspectives of crime and social harm.