My name is Helene. I am a philosopher of medicine and science, and a lecturer in Medicine, Health, and Society at University College London, UK.

My research centres on questions in the epistemology of medical practice, the medical body, and on messy and unruly elements of enquiry. As part of my work, I conduct ethnographic fieldwork with medical practitioners and students, and I typically develop my thoughts in interdisciplinary settings between philosophy, science, and art/culture.

I hold a PhD from Medical Museion, University of Copenhagen, and have previously worked as a Carslberg International Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge and as a Research Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. In my early work, I explored the role of aversive emotions in clinical enquiry and developed a methodology for the integration of ethnographic fieldwork in philosophical thought. More recently, I have been working on a project that looks at the role of diagnostic categories in clinical enquiry.

When I am not reading, writing, or doing fieldwork, you might find me in museums, bakeries, wineries, hiking in the wild, or exploring city streets – feeding my body with all the sensuousness of the world that a desk does not offer.

I am always happy to hear from potential collaborators or curious colleagues, so please do reach out.