I spent fifteen months conducting ethnographic research with the Barefoot College, a community-based non-governmental development organisation, in Rajasthan, India for my PhD in social anthropology.
Producing behavioural change videos with Intel
As an ethnographic researcher with Intel, Ireland, I worked on a collaborative project between Intel and Trinity College School of Nursing to address behavioural self- management in patients with chronic illnesses.
Developing a computerised home healthcare support system
This project developed a computerised system - the Caregiver Support Tool (CST) - for assessing and supporting the psychosocial wellbeing of family caregivers of persons with dementia.
3 months ethnographic fieldwork in The Gambia, W. Africa
I spent three months conducting ethnographic research in an open-air museum in The Gambia exploring themes of authenticity and user-participation for a Masters degree in cultural anthropology and development sociology at the University of Leiden.
A research project to explore the needs of ECA's cast collection
This research project with Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) aimed to explore the needs and uses of its important cast collection for a successful Heritage Lottery Fund Scotland grant application.