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I completed my PhD in Economics at Lancaster University in 2014. I have since held academic positions at University of East Anglia, the Centre for Competition Policy, and University of Huddersfield. I am currently a Senior Lecturer in Economics at University of Manchester, where I also serve as Deputy Director for the PPE programme, and Business Engagement Lead for the School of Social Sciences (SoSS).

I contribute to the wider academic and professional community through a range of leadership roles. These include serving as an Executive Associate of the Economics Network; Careers Conversation Co-Lead for the Royal Economic Society (RES) UK Women in Economics Network (UK WEN); and a member of the Editorial Board of The Economic Review. Through these roles and beyond, I contribute to initiatives nationally and internationally aimed at improving access, inclusion, and career development within the economics profession.

My research lies at the intersection of applied microeconomics, cultural and social economics, and economic education, focusing on how information, institutions, and learning environments shape behaviour and economic outcomes. I have developed an interdisciplinary research agenda on digitalisation and disintermediation in the creative industries, alongside work on social learning, gender differences, and inequality in cultural and labour markets. My research has been published in well-established peer-reviewed journals in economics and has attracted international media attention.

At the University of Manchester, I hold a Teaching and Scholarship position and contribute to pedagogical research focused on research-led and inclusive education. My work explores how social networks, digital platforms, and peer-to-peer learning can strenghen student engagement, develop employability skills, and improve learning outcomes. I also examine how teaching practices and educational environments shape graduate outcomes and labour market trajectories.

I design and implement innovative teaching approaches, open educational resources. I am co-founder of Daily Life Economics (@dailylifeecon), a research-informed initiative that integrates real-world applications and social media into the curriculum, providing resources for both students and practitioners. As part of this project we also write a weekly journal offering short reflections on everyday life from an economic perspective. Explore the weekly journal in full here.