My work investigates what works to change social norms that sustain child maltreatment, child marriage, and intimate partner violence (IPV). Globally, one in four carers consider physical punishment necessary to raise a child, and half of all teens worldwide think a husband is justified to hit his wife in some instances. Yet violence is harmful to healthy human development, undermining physical and mental health, social functioning and educational attainment, with economic burdens and lasting effects on future generations. Using multi-level meta-analysis and meta-regression, my thesis analysed programmes to prevent child maltreatment, child marriage and intimate partner violence (IPV) to understand what interventions exists, how effective they are, and what makes them effective.
I'm a practitioner who brings substantial professional experience to academia. I previously held senior roles in the private sector before moving into international development where I helped form strategies to improve democratic governance in sub-Saharan Africa with donor agencies and consulting teams. I am experienced in designing and delivering programmes, including grant writing and budget oversight, team building, monitoring and evaluation, and policy engagement. After building a charity to help people below the poverty line into work and self-employment, I joined academia to gather evidence on how we can transform social norms that limit social inclusion and equality. I enjoy bridging theory with practice, brokering cooperation between sectors and stakeholders, and facilitating local leadership of programmes. For my charity's work, I was nominated for Woman of the Year in the Pioneer category by Red Magazine.
Areas of focus: child maltreatment, child marriage, IPV, integrated VAWC interventions; social and gender norm change; programme design and development; social inequality; livelihoods; neural diversity advocacy.
Methods: systematic reviews, multi-level meta-analysis, multi-level meta-regression, mixed methods, thematic analysis, community mobilisation, deliberative democracy.
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