Welcome to my website. This is where I make my musings about my work and interests available to the wider world (whether this is a good thing has yet to be confirmed…) and where I post and re-post interesting (to me at least) facts, papers and articles.

My main areas of focus are human-animal interactions, veterinary social science and the use of evidence-based practice in human-animal interactions, In addition, I am involved in a number of innovative methodological contributions to Grounded Theory Methodology, and I have a keen interest in HE Learning and Teaching research because I feel this helps me support my students. 

I am the P.I. of the ARU OneWelfare Research Group, and lead the ARU Grounded Theory Network. I also am the Stage 2 Lead for the DProf in Health and Social Care at ARU

Outside of work, I volunteer as a STEM Ambassador for ExploreSTEM, promoting the sciences to school learners. I am a current reviewer for a number of journals and research funders. I am a member of the Independent Research Ethics Committee, and sit on the Animal Assisted Services/Education working group of the Society for Companion Animal Science and the Social Science Working Group of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria. Finally, I was previously an assessor for the professional registers of the British Society for Animal Science, the Royal Society of Biology and the Science Council for many years. 

Enjoy your stay, and feel free to contact me with (nice) comments.