I am a glaciologist interested in the flow of ice, particularly within the large ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. With a BSc in Geography and Geoscience and an MSc in Polar and Alpine Change my research interests converged in my PhD where I analysed the controls on ice flow and sediment transfer in West Antarctica. Recently, I have been exploring the role of meltwater in sediment transfer and ice flow - using a variety of field and remote sensing techniques. I enjoy working with researchers from around the world and like to support the next generation of scientists and science communicators. 

Associate Professor in the School of Geography and Natural Sciences at Northumbria University.

I love polar fieldwork and have deployed a variety of geophysical instruments in Greenland and Antarctica to help us characterise the flow of ice and the transfer of sediment and meltwater through glacial systems, to the coast. I specialise in deploying, analysing and processing ice penetrating radar, where I combine my findings with geological samples, ice samples and remotely sensed data from satellites to better characterise the flow of ice, meltwater and sediments both now, and in the past. 

I am an experienced educator have developed and taught on a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Northumbria University. I was programme lead for the Environmental Monitoring, Modelling and Reconstruction MSc for 3 years. My teaching tends to focus on glaciology, geology, climate change and science communication. I supervise research projects at all levels (undergraduate, masters and PhD) and regularly work with the faculty education and outreach team NUSTEM to co-develop STEM-based outreach initiatives for the wider public. 

Recent, ongoing involvement with the scientific community:

• Steering Committee Member for the NERC Geophysical Equipment Facility 
• Member of the Sceintific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) AntArchitecture working group and the RINGS action group, where I have been an invited speaker at international conferences, and co-authored white papers. 
• Member of the Antarctic Place-names Committee
• Co-host for the 21st International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar 
• Reviewer for various academic journals