I am an Assistant Professor in Product Design at Northumbria University, Newcastle. My research is grounded in hands-on experimentation with embedded and networked technologies, using interactive artefacts as a means of inquiry.
I work primarily through Research through Design in the Field, combining ethnographic methods with the development of research prototypes that respond to questions emerging from specific social contexts. This approach informs both my research and teaching, where studio-based exploration is used to support engagement with emerging technologies.
I am particularly interested in collaboration and in the situated use of prototypes, valuing opportunities to work alongside participants and to observe how artefacts operate in everyday settings over time.
This site serves as an introduction to my work and a working archive of practice. A full list of publications is available on Google Scholar.
Pictorial on the design of Photo Things accepted to Interaction Design for Children (IDC 2026).
Programme Chair for Demos, SportsHCI.
Associate Chair, Research through Design track, Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2026).
Submitted pictorial on the design of Photo Things to Interaction Design for Children (IDC 2026).
Published this website as an easy way to archive work using mark up instead of Word Press.
Associate Chair, Research through Design track, Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2025).
Submitted a grant proposal to the AHRC around AI literacy for children in the family home.
Began a sabbatical focused on designing and building tools to support adopted children’s engagement with photo archives.