About

I am a Reader (Associate Professor) in the School of Geography at Queen Mary University of London. My work addresses questions at the intersection of gender, political geography and reproductive technology. 

I am motivated by an intellectual interest in the political and economic processes that sustain gender inequalities and a personal commitment to feminist political change and reproductive justice. 

Since 2016, my research has explored the phenomenon of self-managed abortion. My research asks: if states are unable to control the flow of medication abortion pills across borders, while flows of these pills grow steadily, how can states continue to enforce restrictive abortion laws? How are political and legal debates about abortion be transformed by growing access to safe self-managed abortion? This project is the subject of my new book Abortion Pills Go Global: Reproductive Freedom Across Borders. 

From 2024 - 2029, I will undertake a major new research project on self-managed sexual and reproductive health. I will lead a team of researchers to study treatment communities and pharmaceutical products that are used for self-managed health and sourced through transnational online networks. This project was awarded as a European Research Council Starting Grant, and is now funded as a UK Resarch & Innovation Frontiers Grant. It will be hosted at Queen Mary University of London in the School of Geography.