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• I conduct and evaluate benchmarking assessments on companies in indicators related to ecosystems, biodiversity, climate, human rights, urban sustainability, and public health.
• I handle and derive actionable insights from the benchmarking data to use in external company engagement.
• I lead a small team in the development of 5 key findings from the 2023 Nature Benchmark, which were well received by external stakeholders.
• As part of a small team, I developed a methodology and several indicators for the new Urban Benchmark on topics specific to urban sustainability, including public green spaces, active mobility, disaster resilience, and.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

• My research focuses on social norm “nudge” interventions to promote healthy and sustainable food choices. I was awarded a four-year Grantham scholarship, and I am part of a programme aimed at training and developing.
• I have built partnerships with international stakeholders (i.e. food retail operations, marketing, and management) to run behaviour change interventions in two different countries.
• I have developed strong skills in experimental design, data analysis, interpretation, and reporting.
• I completed extensive training on policy decision-making, business, public, and parliamentary engagement.
• Involved in outreach about sustainable behaviour change at various events to audiences of 100+.

The Burner Alert is an accessible alert system for local-level air quality, the first of its kind in the UK. I provided behavioural science expertise to test and optimise the system and its effectiveness on reducing wood burning stove use.

Dunedin, Otago

• Education Perfect is an online education platform that provides interactive lessons to 1000+ schools worldwide. In this role, I used science communication and design principles to develop tailored lessons for Y5-Y10.
• Created 200+ interactive science and geography lessons.
• Hired, trained, and lead a newly-created geography team through the design, development, and delivery of a novel content library aligned with Australian curriculum standards. and achieved hundreds of new subscriptions
• Achieved hundreds of geography content subscriptions through the development of an engaging and coherent product.

Dunedin, Otago

Dunedin, New Zealand

• This project aimed to support NZ’s transition to a sustainable energy system, by developing knowledge and tools for households and business.
• Wrote, designed, and developed a booklet about 20 NZ businesses working in sustainable energy technology, which was published and distributed at Energy Cultures roadshows.

Head Office, Manukau

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Environmental Psychology

Certificate, Environmental Justice

This course explored the concepts and practice of environmental justice, as an analytical framework and as a social movement.

Mscicomm, Science Communication

This course covered theoretical and applied practice of science communication for different audiences and across different media (e.g..

Diploma, Proofreading/Editing

Diploma in Proofreading & Editing

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Ecology, Ethology & Evolution

BSc Ecology, Ethology, & Evolution