My research brings together feminist theories of care and materiality with participatory research practice to explore themes around ageing, care, wellbeing, creativity and digital cultures. My research is grounded in participatory approaches that value the experiences and knowledge of the people and organisations with whom I research, and their ability to use this knowledge to create social change.

I hold interdisciplinary research interests in two key areas. First, I explore the role of place-based community infrastructure, arts and culture, and digital participation in addressing health inequalities, and supporting the wellbeing and civic participation of minoritised older adults. My research responds to Healthy Ageing policy agendas, recognising how they risk excluding minoritized older adults by entrenching a particular imaginary of the (white, able, middle-class) ageing body, promoting individual responsibility, and masking structural inequalities.

Second, my research explores the changing role of the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) against a backdrop of welfare retrenchment and the restructuring of adult health and social care. I work in partnership with VCS organisations situated in areas with socio-economic deprivation, to explore how they negotiate their role in brokering access to and/or delivering community health and wellbeing services, from food aid to social prescribing. My research involves the innovation of participatory methods, and opens dialogue between voluntary and public sector bodies, business, and policymakers, to build a collective capacity for action and social change.