BIO
I'm currently a postgraduate student at the University of Oxford reading for a DPhil in Psychiatry. I am part of the Neuroscience, Ethics and Society group (NEUROSEC) and the Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab (OxPPL), the latter of which is focused on the treatment of major depression using Artificial Intelligence (AI). I have recently undertaken fellowships with the Legal Priorities Project, AI for Good Foundation and Oxford SDG Impact Lab. I am a Junior Dean at Kellogg College, a STEM Outreach Researcher for Oxford University's Undergraduate and Admissions Team, a Waynflete Academic in Psychology and Law for Magdalen College School, and a Seminar Leader, Project Consultant and Admissions Assessor for the Blavatnik School of Government's Master of Public Policy (MPP) programme.
Before Oxford, I completed masters degrees in Developmental Neuroscience, Criminology and Law at Yale University, UCL, the University of Cambridge and Cardiff University, after completing a Bachelor's degree in History. Whilst studying, I also spent several years as a Legal/ Derivatives Negotiator at RBS, Barclays and Deutsche Bank. I also lived in India for a little while, interning in the psychiatry ward at MGM Hospital in Navi Mumbai. When I'm not at work, I love taking pictures (some of my work has been featured in The Telegraph and The Guardian). I can also usually be found travelling, rowing or running very long distances.
PROJECTS
PRECISION PSYCHIATRY FOR MDD
University of Oxford
Current project: I'm working on incorporating patient, clinician and carer perspectives into precision medicine/ psychiatry tools, particularly for the treatment of major depression.
LEGAL LONGTERMISM: BIORISK AND COGNITIVE BIAS
Legal Priorities Project (LPP)
Current project: As part of the Legal Priorities Project Fellowship, I am investigating how understanding and addressing cognitive bias might help to protect future generations from the risks posed by synthetic biology.
FMRI: SPATIAL WORKING MEMORY DEFICITS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
Yale University
Previous project (2018-19): As an MRes student and Postgraduate Fellow, I spent 1 year at the Anticevic Lab at Yale University's School of Medicine. My research used Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) findings alongside behavioural data to examine spatial working memory deficits in patients with schizophrenia.
SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND BIOSECURITY
Cambridge Security Initiative (CSi) International Security and Intelligence Programme (ISI)
Previous project (2019): As part of the Cambridge Security Initiative at the University of Cambridge, I looked at the ways in which synthetic biology poses a security risk. I also examined to what extent is the U.K. poised to deal with future threats, and what might explain this level of preparation.
COVID-19, MENTAL HEALTH AND ONLINE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE (O-ACE)
University of Oxford
Current project: I am involved in qualitative data collection and data analysis for a new interdisciplinary study which explores the effects of online cultural experiences on mental health. It is a pilot project using the Ashmolean Museum’s digital collections and resources.
HUMAN FLOURISHING
University of Oxford
Current project: carrying out a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the scales and measures used to quantify human 'flourishing.'
