Emily is a mixed methods researcher focusing on the epidemiology of violence against children and violence prevention within schools. She is a member of the Child Protection Research Group (CPRG), the International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED), and the Gender Violence and Health Centre (GVHC). 
 
Emily currently works on projects across CPRG and ICED. This includes a cluster randomised controlled trial and process evaluation of an intervention targeting the prevention of violence in primary schools in Tanzania as part of the Programme for Evidence to Inform Disability Action (PENDA), and formative research on a child protection intervention for children in kindergartens in Latvia. Emily was a key contributor to the Global Disability Inclusion Report. Emily is a staff PhD candidate, examining disability-inclusive school-based violence prevention. 
 
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.