I completed my first degree in Geology at Kingston University in 1995 before moving to Bournemouth University and completing my MSc in Coastal Zone Management in 1996. After a brief hiatus I moved to Birkbeck College (University of London) to work on the Analysis of Coastal Change along the Suffolk Coast (NERC/CASE with Environment Agency), being awarded my PhD in 2003. I have worked as a River Habitat Surveyor for the IFE River Lab (CEH), a Research Technician at Birkbeck, a Scientific Officer at CEH Dorset and Visiting Lecturer at Bournemouth (MSc Coastal Zone Management, EGS Coastal Processes and Systems, EGS Coastal Management and Analysis, EGS Research Methods). I took up post as Demonstrator (Fieldwork) at Bournemouth University in July 2006.

My current research interests include investigating the internal structure of Chesil Beach, Dorset, using ground penetrating RADAR, and the monitoring of landslide systems using DGPS.