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A consolidated record of academic citizenship, research, teaching, legal practice, funding, memberships and selected professional development. Past roles are not represented as current affiliations.

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Academic citizenship

from Sep 2026

Incoming Member — Early-Career Network Coordinating Committee

European Society of International Law (ESIL)

Role details
  • Appointed to contribute to the coordination and development of the ESIL Early-Career Network.
  • Committee organiser for two Early-Career Network events at the 2026 ESIL Annual Conference in Málaga.

Jan 2025 – present

Co-Editor — Policy and Practice Section

Mediation Theory and Practice, Journal of the College of Mediators

Role details
  • Curates policy and practice content on educational and training developments, case law, legislation and policy; reviews and edits submissions and works with academics and practitioners.

2026 – present

Reviewer / Reviewers’ Board

Athens Journal of Law

Role details
  • Reviews journal submissions and serves on the Reviewers’ Board.

Nov 2025 – Jul 2026

Mentor — Women in International Law Mentoring Program

American Society of International Law (ASIL)

Role details
  • Mentors a small group of early-career women in international law on academic and professional pathways, applications and skills development.

Dec 2024 – present

Mentor — Early-Career Mentoring Program

European Society of International Law

Role details
  • Supports early-career researchers with research methods, publication strategy, career planning, abstracts, research proposals and professional development.

Jun 2026

Invited Judge (Assessor) — 1st TAI International Mediation Tournament

The Accord Initiative

Role details
  • Assessed mediators, clients and counsel against structured mediation and negotiation criteria and provided oral feedback on advocacy, process management and settlement design.

Oct 2023 – Feb 2024

Strasbourg

Careers Officer

Voluntary Association of Trainees of the Council of Europe

Role details
  • Organised career-development and networking activities for trainees.

Nov 2022 – Jul 2023

Editor

North East Law Review, Newcastle University

Role details
  • Reviewed, edited and prepared academic pieces for publication and worked directly with authors on substantive and editorial improvements.

Jan 2022 – Jun 2022

Student Conference Organiser

Newcastle University

Role details
  • Supported conference planning, logistics, abstract development, editing and publication preparation.

Research experience

Feb 2026 – Jul 2026

Oxford, UK

Research Officer

Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

Role details
  • Conducted research at the intersection of international law, human rights and AI/technology, contributing to research papers and briefings.
  • Developed, curated and analysed datasets on the use and regulation of AI, including jurisdictional and institutional mapping of technology-and-justice activity.
  • Compiled, systematised and analysed human-rights jurisprudence for a global repository aimed at strengthening access-to-justice outcomes.
  • Drafted components for research reports, policy briefs, working papers and other project outputs; contributed to workshops, dissemination and interdisciplinary project coordination.

Apr 2025 – Jul 2025

Freiburg, Germany

PhD Fellow

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

Role details
  • Conducted focused doctoral research on mediation and the right to a fair trial under Article 6 ECHR.
  • Advanced doctrinal and comparative analysis and developed theoretical links between legal culture, procedural design and access to justice.
  • Positioned findings within European debates on institutional reform and judicial responsiveness and prepared material for publication and thesis submission.

Mar 2024 – Jun 2025

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Researcher in Higher Education EDI Practice and Policy

Newcastle University

Role details
  • Conducted qualitative analysis through interviews and focus groups on equality, diversity and inclusion in higher education.
  • Performed quantitative survey analysis using SPSS and Stata.
  • Reviewed academic scholarship, policy documents and employment practices; drafted analytical summaries and contributed recommendations to the Law School Executive Board, including on underreporting, assessment fairness and peer inclusion.

Aug 2024 – Sep 2024

London, UK

Research Assistant — International Court of Justice Gender Equality Project

City, University of London

Role details
  • Researched civil-society, government and international-organisation stakeholders involved in the ICJ nominations process.
  • Structured and categorised stakeholders and used Kumu system mapping to visualise relationships and influence pathways.

Mar 2022 – Jun 2022

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Research Assistant — Good Faith Requirements in Mediation Project

Newcastle University

Role details
  • Undertook applied legal research, data validation and research-governance work within data-protection requirements.
  • Supported project delivery and professional-development activities linked to the research collaboration.

Oct 2020 – Mar 2022

Peterborough, UK

International Project Researcher

The People Project

Role details
  • Designed and executed study methodologies, collected and monitored research data, and developed projects, timelines and performance reviews.

Mar 2020 – Oct 2020

Peterborough, UK

Project Researcher

The People Project

Role details
  • Developed executive presentations and reports to support project evaluation and process improvement; streamlined research processes across multiple projects.

Teaching experience

Sep 2025 – Feb 2026

London, UK

Visiting Lecturer and Module Convenor in Human Rights Law

University of Roehampton

Role details
  • Designed and refreshed teaching across international and European human rights law, the UN system, ICCPR/ICESCR, equality and non-discrimination, civil and political rights, regional systems, the Human Rights Act, business and human rights, and human rights and the environment.
  • Delivered simulations, mock hearings, case clinics, problem-based learning, legal-design sprints and hackathons, micro-learning and reflective journals; designed and marked assessments and implemented inclusive teaching practices.

Mar 2024 – present

London, UK

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Human Resources Management

Apex Leadership Institute

Role details
  • Developed and delivered Level 7 HRM teaching, including employment law and workplace dispute resolution, using case-based, problem-based and experiential learning.
  • Line-manages tutors and GTAs and leads assessment quality assurance, moderation, exam-board processes, staff onboarding and curriculum development.
  • Delivered workshops in HR data analysis using SPSS and critical evaluation of HR policies.

Feb 2025 – Jan 2026

London, UK

Curriculum Developer

WYK Empower

Role details
  • Developed curriculum on human rights, gender equality, conflict transformation and the UN Sustainable Development Goals for children, young people and adults; contributed to online short courses, animations and case-based learning.

Dec 2024 – Jan 2026

Chesterfield, UK

Education Curriculum and Content Specialist

KnownValuedLoved

Role details
  • Reviewed and strengthened transformative education programmes using competency-based learning; developed interactive and video-based resources for educators and learners in diverse and conflict-affected settings.

Jul 2022 – Jan 2025

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Teaching Assistant / Visiting Lecturer

Newcastle University

Role details
  • Taught and supported Mediation and International Commercial Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Commercial Dispute Resolution, Legal Institutions and Method, and Intergenerational Justice and Equity Research.
  • Led seminars and lectures, marked coursework, ran practical assessments and developed teaching materials.

Grants, scholarships and research funding

ESIL Annual Conference Travel Grant

European Society of International Law · Málaga, Spain · 2026

€400

Max Planck Society Scholarship

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law · Freiburg, Germany

€5,460

Northern Bridge Consortium Funding

Wordsworth Grasmere · Lake District, UK

£500

Doctoral College Enhancement Funding

Newcastle University · two awards

£3,000 total

ESRC Impact Acceleration Account Funding

Newcastle University

£1,500

European Court of Human Rights Traineeship Funding

Council of Europe · Strasbourg, France

€3,000

Doctoral College Internship Fund

Newcastle University

£1,500

Active Study Funding Support

Newcastle University

£500

Law School PGR Conference Fund

Newcastle University · three awards

£1,500 total

Dora Plus Scholarship

University of Tartu, Estonia

€3,000

Increased Student Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University · Kharkiv, Ukraine

UAH 33,600

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine

UAH 76,800

Professional memberships

  • Advance HE — Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), since Jun 2025
  • Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA), since Jul 2025
  • European Society of International Law (ESIL), since Sep 2024
  • Law and Society Association, since May 2025
  • The Center for American and International Law — Institute for Transnational Arbitration, since May 2025
  • International Law Association — British Branch, individual member, since May 2025

Selected training and certifications

AI Exploration Week

AI and ML Competency Centre, University of Oxford

Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Advance HE

D2 Fellow recognition under the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF)

Evidencing Learning and Teaching Skills (ELTS)

Newcastle University

Winter Courses in Public and Private International Law

The Hague Academy of International Law

Working with Archives Symposium

Wordsworth Trust and Northern Bridge Consortium

ECPS Summer School on Populism and Foreign Policy

European Center for Populism Studies

Council of Europe HELP Course: Admissibility Criteria in Applications Submitted to the ECtHR

Council of Europe

Becoming Impact Aware Academic

Impact Kollectiv

Fourth Annual Workshop on Research Methods in Fundamental Rights

Centre for Fundamental Rights, Hertie School

PDSL Mediation Training Course

Phoenix Dispute Solutions

Certificate of Accreditation; practical and written assessments completed to the required standard

Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Newcastle University

FRAND Disputes: Court Jurisdiction vs ADR

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre

Open Justice

Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law and Saarland University