Broadly, my research interests lie in the field of learning and memory, with a particular interest in aversive learning, traumatic memories and associated sex differences.
I am currently seeking PhD opportunities for September/October 2026.
Notable Research Experience:
March 2025 – May 2025, Cardiff University, UK:
Systems Biology ‘Exploring Biological Questions using Modelling’ Portfolio Project, titled:
“From Squid to Squiggles: Capturing Excitable and Auto-oscillatory Neuronal Firing Dynamics through Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations and Agent Based Models”
January 2025 – February 2025, Cardiff University, UK:
Lab-based dissertation project, titled:
“Morphological Variation in Cortical and Hippocampal Neurones in a Murine Model of Schizophrenia”
September 2024 – January 2025, University of Bristol, UK:
Conducted a systematic literature review, as part of a collaborative industry-academia project. This project investigated narrative virtual reality (VR) technologies as a trauma training tool for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD)
September 2023 – September 2024, University of Bristol, UK:
Independently-organised Neuroscience research placement year as part of my (MNeuro) degree, titled:
“The Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis: Neurocircuitry underlying aversive conditioning and extinction, sex differences and their relevance to PTSD and anxiety disorders”
Skills, Tools and Techniques:
- R/Studio
- GraphPad Prism
- FIJI/ImageJ
- Immunohistochemistry
- Tissue Analysis
- Neuroanatomy (rodent; human)
- Cryosectioning
- Vibratome Sectioning
- Light Microscopy
- Fluorescent Microscopy
- USV Analysis (DeepSqueak / MATLAB)
- Systematic Literature Review
- Systems Thinking
- Modelling: Ordinary Differential Equations (Grind.R)
- Modelling: Partial Differential Equations (Python)
- Modelling: Agent Based Models (NetLogo)
- Linux and Bioinformatics
- Science Communication