About Me

I am a social scientist and demographer working at the University of Southampton, where I am a Lecturer in Social Statistics and Demography. My research interests include population forecasting, applied Bayesian statistics, forced migration, kinsip, and simulation methods. I work mainly in R, python and stan. I am a member of Centre for Population Change. I have been involved in consultancy or contract work for the Greater London Authority, the European Asylum Support Office, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the UK Office of National Statistics (ONS). I have a range of publications in statistical, demographic, and other journals.

I obtained my PhD in Complex Systems Simulation from the University of Southampton for work on the use of Bayesian methods for the analysis of computer experiments in the context of demographic agent-based models. I also hold an MSc in Demography, also from the University of Southampton, and a BA in Politics from the University of York.

I grew up in Malvern, Worcestershire, and after my undergraduate studies, I worked in Oxford in the market research industry for the Nielsen Company, analysing sales data in the consumable goods industry.