I'm a research fellow in veterinary medical education with a focus on human-animal relationships and digital education. Previously I was an animal behaviour and welfare researcher with SRUC and worked predominantly within animal personality and digital education. I coordinated the International Animal Welfare Ethics and Law distance learning MSc at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and had a strong interest in teaching research skills in distance learning contexts. 

I'm very passionate about public engagement with science and blog regularly at Fluffy Sciences. I also participate in many science festivals and am happy to do guest spots with student groups when asked. 

Please feel free to contact me with any queries.

Within education research: Digital education (effectiveness, utilisation and effects on experience), student learning, student experience, staff teaching experience, effective public engagement.

Within human-animal relationships: animal support, companion animal welfare, animal welfare education.

I am based within the VMED (Veterinary Medical Education) research group. We have a wide remit looking at many aspects of veterinary education including student support and wellbeing, feedback and assessment and e-learning.

I also maintain links with the Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education group at R(D)SVS, reflecting my interest in personality and human-animal relationships. 

Agricultural Science BSc (Hons)

• Professional Skills

Clinical Animal Behaviour Online MSc

• Principles of Animal Behaviour

 International Animal Welfare Ethics and Law Online MSc

• Research Planning and Methodology in Animal Welfare

Course leader: Research Planning and Methodology in Animal Welfare (International Animal Welfare Ethics and Law Online MSc); Professional Skills (Agricultural Science BScs)

I run a public engagement blog, Fluffy Sciences at www.fluffysciences.com