At work I develop new methods for reaching and working with marginalised communities, advancing the participatory action research approach to social research
Below are a selection of qualitative and quantitative public research projects I have led throughout my professional career:
For a more comprehensive overview of recent work see Toynbee Hall’s research library.
Example projects
PIP Survey Findings: Co-designed survey with Disabled peer researchers of over 2000 Disabled people looking at experiences of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as part of a wider piece of work around the Timms Review (2026).
#Reshape Release – Experiences of recall: A participatory action research project with Switchback on the impact the threat (and carrying out) of recall has amongst young prison leavers men in the probation system, with co-designed solutions for the crisis (2025).
Cost-of-living: the impact on emotional support for young Londoners: Article published in the Journal of Public Mental Health on the early stages of a Toynbee Hall youth participatory research project (2025).
More than just education: A participatory action research project commissioned by the Greater London Authority to inform development of the Skills Roadmap for London and approaches to improving access to adult education for Londoners (2022).
How we get along: A multi-level regression and poststratification (MRP) online survey of 11,701 adults in England and Wales, on behalf of the Woolf Institute, University of Cambridge (2020).
