I hold a PhD in Sociology from the University of Southampton. My research explored the ethics, values, and practices of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian vegans in the UK. I was interested in how religiosity intersects the vegan experience and how religion and culture are negotiated and reshaped in response to modern ethical crises.
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My PhD was funded by the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership who are in turn funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UKRI (UK Research and Innovation). My supervisors were Dr Bindi Shah, Professor Emma Roe, and Dr Heidi Armbruster.
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My research interests include vegan studies, sustainability, the sociology of ethics, the sociology of religion, lived religion, late modernity, environmental sociology, and anthropology.
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I am now researching faith-based vegan activism as I am interested in the challenges faced by activists in Muslim contexts, as well as the strategies they employ to overcome those challenges.
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I am a qualitative researcher and adopt an interpretivist epistemology in my research. I have made use of semi-structured qualitative interviews, social media-based diaries methods, virtual participant observation, and ethnographic methods.
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Teaching Experience
including leading seminars, giving lectures, marking, supporting NVivo workshops, and attending fieldtrips
ANTH1001 Exploring Other Cultures​​
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SSPC2003 Qualitative Research: Methods, Tools and Techniques
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SSPC1006 Inequalities in Everyday Worlds
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RESM6003 Qualitative Methods 1
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RESM6002 Research Design and Practice
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GGES2006 Researching Human Geography
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GGES1010 Curiosity, Creativity and Communication: Studying Geography at University
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GEOG3003 Berlin Fieldcourse: Politics and Urban Space
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GEOG2035 Practicing Human Geographical Research
Admin & Leadership Experience
Southampton University Student Union PGR Faculty Officer for Social Sciences
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Doctoral College Professional Development Sub-Committee PGR Representative
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SCDTP Southampton PhD Representative
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LinkedIn Learning Champion
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Co-Founder of Green Islam
Awards
SCDTP Impact Prize 2022-2023
October 2023
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Doctoral Research Poster Showcase 2022 Highly Commended
December 2022
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Faculty Heat Winner & University Finalist - 3MT Three Minute Thesis 2022
June 2022
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Doctoral College Director's Award: Citizenship & Community
June 2022