Academic staff

I am a Lecturer in Law in the School of Law and Social Sciences and LLB (Year 1) Director of Studies. I joined LSBU in 2020, having previously worked as an Associate Lecturer and Research Assistant at Northumbria University during my PhD. I previously studied at both Northumbria and the University of York and was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 2016. I teach various modules within the Law Division, primarily focusing on areas of criminal law and the law of torts.

My research aims to explore how the law shapes and is shaped by social issues, such as sexual health and the transmission of HIV. I am particularly interested in the idea of punishment, as well as the law on sentencing. I also have an interest in rules of evidence which can impact decision making in these areas. My PhD thesis was entitled "Deception and Disclosure: A Socio-Legal Analysis of HIV Transmission Offences and Mobile Dating Applications" and explored how HIV disclosure on online mobile dating applications offers new ways to look at the criminalisation of HIV transmission in England and Wales.

Additionally, I also write on broader LGBTQ+ issues in law, including work on international LGBTQ+ rights and workplace agency in Higher Education. I am an Assistant Editor with the International Journal of Gender, Sexuality and Law and Social Media Editor with The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education. I have also published in the Journal of Criminal Law, Information and Communications Technology Law and Policy Reviews in Higher Education.

Courses taught

Law - LLB (Hons)

Law Conversion Course: incorporating the CPE / LLM

Law - PhD / MRes