Staff profile

I joined Durham Law School in February 2025. My research is generally focussed on the protection of the marine environment under international law and international dispute settlement. 

My PhD entitled 'Safeguarding the community interest in the protection of the marine environment in areas under national jurisdiction' was awarded in 2024 by the University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia. During my PhD I was employed as a Teaching Fellow and taught International Environmental Law and Legal Concepts, Research and Writing. 

Prior to my PhD, I was a research associate in the Oceans Law and Policy team at the National University of Singapore Centre for International Law (2017-2019). In 2016 I was Tipstaff (judicial assistant) to Justice Nicola Pain of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, Australia. I am admitted to practice as a solicitor in New South Wales, and completed my practical legal training at the Environmental Defenders Office, a public interest environmental law centre. 

I hold an LLM (Law of the Sea) from UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, and an LLB(Hons)/BA(Environmental Studies) from the University of New South Wales.