Member Bio
I am the Programme Coordinator and a Course Organiser for the postgraduate Equine Science programme at the R(D)SVS, and I teach on the undergraduate veterinary medicine programme. I review for the R(D)SVS Veterinary Ethical Review Committee. My research interests are in equine genetics and genomics of complex traits including polygenic disease and performance, and in statistical modelling of equine health and performance data. I also conduct research into pedagogy in veterinary and animal science education. I am an associate Registered Animal Scientist, representative to the British Society of Animal Science Early Career Council, the ECC rep on the BSAS Publications Committee, and I am part of the BSAS Undergraduate Thesis of the Year Award judging committee. I completed a PhD at the Royal Veterinary College investigating the genomic architecture of equine exertional rhabdomyolysis, supervised by Dr Androniki Psifidi, Professor Richard Piercy and Dr Emily Clark (Roslin Institute) and funded by the RVC’s Mellon Fund for Equine Research. I was the 2023 recipient of the McKeever Prize for the Graduating PhD Student with the Best Original Research Paper. Outside of work, I enjoy horse riding and cycling, and am an active rugby referee.