Collaboration on animal welfare research and intervention development grounded in human behaviour change science. I have worked in this area for approximately eight years within the School of Psychology, with peer-reviewed publications on applying human behaviour change approaches to improve farm and companion animal welfare. Current work includes applications in equine, pig, small mammal, and sustainability-related contexts. My work adopts a One Welfare perspective, focusing on how human decision-making, wellbeing, and organisational structures shape animal welfare outcomes, with a particular interest in partnerships that support translation of research into practice.

I am looking for collaborators interested in applying human behaviour change theory in addressing farm animal welfare and One Welfare issues.

Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) is a research-intensive Russell Group institution, recognised among the top 200 universities in the world, including in the QS World University Rankings 2026 (ranked ~199th globally) and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (top 200). QUB has established expertise in animal behaviour, animal welfare, and human behaviour change science.