About
Initially I pursued a career as a nurse in the UK, gaining experience in paediatrics before specialising in both the Operating Theatre and Intensive Care. This expertise led me to work with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) in a district hospital in the Far West of Nepal, followed by a role with a mobile team carrying ophthalmic surgical camps across Nepal. On my return to the UK I taught perioperative care at the Royal Surrey County Hospital and the University of Surrey.
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Throughout my nursing career I developed a keen interest in the historical aspects of healthcare and medicine. This passion led me to transition into the heritage sector working at Vancouver Maritime Museum in Canada and the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth. In 2018, I pursued a Doctor of Philosophy, focusing on the history of health and sickness during the late medieval and early modern period.
Roles & Experience
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Trustee - The Jenner Trust - Jan 2025 - Present
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Membership Secretary - Southern History Society - Sept 2024 - Present
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Kings & Scribes Exhibition Steward, Winchester Cathedral - Mar 2024 - Present
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Member, Palaeography Group, Southampton Record Series - Sept 2023 - Present
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Membership Officer, IHR HistoryLab - Sept 2023 - Sept 2024​
Awards
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Maccabean Prize - Feb 2017
Education
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Doctoral Researcher, University of Winchester, UK - 2018 - Present
Student Panel Member for Course Revalidation with the University's Quality Team
Ambassador for Winchester Digital Academy
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Diploma in the History of Medicine Society of Apothecaries (DHMSA),Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, London, UK - 2014 - 2016
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Diploma in Cultural Resource Management (DCRM), University of Victoria, BC, Canada - 2010 - 2014
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MSc in Health Systems Management, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK - 1999 - 2001
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BSc in Health Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK - 1996 - 1999