Emily is a mixed methods researcher focusing on the epidemiology of violence against children, and violence prevention and response within schools. She uses qualitaitve and quantitative methods with a multidisciplinary approach, drawing from geography, development studies and social epidemiology. She is a member of the Child Protection Research Group, the International Centre for Evidence in Disability and the Gender Violence and Health Centre.
Emily currently works on the Safe Schools Study, a mixed-methods study evaluating the effectiveness of a school-based child protection intervention in Zimbabwe. Emily is also a staff PhD candidate, examining inclusive school-based violence prevention for children with disabilities.
Emily joined the LSHTM in September 2019. Prior to joining the LSHTM, Emily worked in project management in various NGOs focusing on improving child health.
Affiliations
Teaching
Emily teaches on the Global Disability and Mental Health module and is a personal tutor for the Msc in Public Health. She is also an ECR Rep for the Gender Violence and Health Centre.
Research
Emily's main research interests include how behaviour change interventions can prevent violence against children, addressing inequities within violence prevention and response, and promoting the inclusion of children with disabilities within violence prevention efforts.
Emily is undertaking a staff PhD, linked to the Safe Schools Study, which will aim to examine the experiences, responses to and prevention of violence against children with disabilities.
Selected Publications
