Research
My main research areas are around best interests in children's healthcare and medical interventions for gender diverse children and adolescents. Much of my work has been spent comparatively analysing the different approaches to the provision or non-provision of medical interventions. I have also been involved with empirical work, researching with children, focussing on healthcare experiences and restrictive practice. Recently, i have also been considering the realtionship between ethical and legal frameworks that intersect with AI in health.
I am a member of the European Children's Rights Unit and the Health Law and Regulation Unit. In addition, I have a keen interest in research ethics involving children, co-authoring guidance available at the National Centre for Research Methods. I am also Chair for the Central University Research Ethics Committee.
I am interested in supervising PhDs within my areas of expertise, in particular best interests in children's medical decision-making and gender care for gender diverse children and adolescents.