About Me

I am a mixed methods researcher, focused on violence against women, including measurement of violence against older women and women with disabilities, and intergenerational impacts of violence against women, including impacts on mental health and wellbeing of children. I obtained my PhD in International Health (Health Systems) from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, funded by a Sommer Scholarship and Sir John Monash Scholarship, and an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Oxford, funded by a Rhodes Scholarship.  
My research has been conducted for and supported by several United Nations and non-governmental organisations, including the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, International Rescue Committee and WarChild Holland. My work focuses on methodological and policy-relevant questions including, How are women's experiences of intimate partner violence related to their own and their children's growth and nutrition? How do factors such as age and disability-status affect women's experiences of violence, and how can methodologies and measurement instruments address these differences?  In my work seeking to address these questions, I have led and collaborated on applied research projects in Cambodia, Thailand, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, India, Tanzania and South Sudan, and have published nearly 40 journal articles.