Emily is a mixed methods researcher focusing on the epidemiology of violence against children, and violence prevention and response within schools. She uses qualitative and quantitative methods with a multidisciplinary approach, drawing from geography, development studies and social epidemiology. She is a member of the Child Protection Research Group (CPRG), the International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED) and the Gender Violence and Health Centre (GVHC).
Emily currently works on projects across CPRG and ICED. This includes an impact and process evaluation of an intervention targeting the prevention of violence in primary schools in Tanzania as part of the PENDA grant. Emily is also a staff PhD candidate, examining disability-inclusive school-based violence prevention.
Emily joined the LSHTM in September 2019. Prior to joining the LSHTM, Emily worked in project management in various NGOs focusing on improving child health.
Affiliations
Teaching
Emily teaches on the Global Disability and Mental Health module. She is also an ECR Rep for the Gender Violence and Health Centre.
Research
Emily's main research interests include how behaviour change interventions can prevent violence against children, addressing inequities within violence prevention and response, and promoting the inclusion of children with disabilities within violence prevention efforts.
Emily is undertaking a staff PhD, linked to the PENDA project, which aims to synthesise evidence on the inclusion of children with disabilities in violence prevention interventions and examine disability-targeted violence.
Selected Publications
