Category: Bios

My passion for working at the interface between research and practice has developed through an interdisciplinary background and experiences in various institutions and cultures.

I find the ideas very useful in my family life, especially as I’m the adoptive parent of three gorgeous young people from the care system, all of whom have complex needs, and who are all now young adults.

I have set up, facilitated, delivered and managed different community based projects all of my working life, bringing an eclectic mix of experience to resilience work.

I am a Visiting Researcher at the Centre of Resilience for Social Justice. I am planning to adapt the Resilience Framework and the ARA to work with socially disadvantaged schools in Turkey.

I am a qualified social worker and have previously been a foster carer, held several youth work roles and have managed a countywide Children’s Rights service. Looking forward to playing my part in the Resilience Revolution.