I am an Assistant Professor at the International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED) at the LSHTM, focusing on disability and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). I have worked in East and Southern Africa, South Asia and the Pacific Islands and have extensive experience in designing and implementing inclusive WASH programmes, research and evaluations, as well as disseminating research to influence policy and practice.

My PhD research at the LSHTM explored the menstrual health requirements of people with disabilities, developed the Bishesta campaign - a menstrual health behaviour change intervention for people with intellectual disabilities in Nepal, and assessed its feasibility. With World Vision Vanuatu, I adapted the campaign for Vanuatu’s humanitarian context, and now the Veivanua campaign is being scaled up across the country. Currently, I am the Principal Investigator on a collaborative study exploring the impacts of climate risks on WASH for people with and without disabilities in Bangladesh.

Before working at the LSHTM, I was the Equality, Inclusion and Rights Advisor at WaterAid. I focused on disability, gender, chronic illness, ageing and WASH, and mainstreaming equality and inclusion across the organisation. I have also worked for disability organisations in the UK.