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My primary research interest is in understanding patients’ experiences of health, illness and health care within their social context, and in applying this knowledge to strengthen health care provision. My research is informed by social theory and draws on qualitative and mixed methods.

I lead the qualitative component of the IMPLEMENT-CVD study, investigating the health system factors affecting implementation and access to fixed-dose combination therapy for hypertension and cardiovascular disease in Kenya, in collaboration with colleagues at LSHTM and KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme.

Recent projects include:
- PIC4C Scale-Up study in western Kenya, with colleagues in the Centre for Global Chronic Conditions, Moi University and KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Situational analysis to strengthen the management of diabetes and hypertension continuum of care in humanitarian crises, in collaboration with partners at American University of Beirut (Lebanon), Hawler Medical University (Iraqi Kurdistan Region) and Partnering for Change
- Evaluation of the introduction of a cardiovascular secondary prevention polypill in MSF NCD clinics in north Lebanon
- Implementation research with MeSH Consortium examining feasibility and acceptability of HIV recent infection testing in Zimbabwe and Kenya.

My PhD research, conducted in collaboration with FECONACO Indigenous Federation, explored intersecting perspectives on young children’s health and well-being in Achuar indigenous communities in the mid Corrientes River region of the Peruvian Amazon, with a focus on family and health care provider framings of food practices. My thesis was awarded the 2015-16 LSHTM Jerry Morris Prize for outstanding research.

I completed my PhD part-time following maternity leave, then took a career break to look after my young family. I returned to research at LSHTM in October 2018 with a MARCH Centre Career Re-Entry Fellowship.