Outreach & Policy Development

I believe research must reach beyond the journal articles. These are the venues where I’ve contributed to policy, science communication, and public conversation about brain development and mental health.

Policy development

★ Invited attendee CSaP Roundtable on Reframing Mental Health in Policy Making Centre for Science and Policy & the Downing Battcock Institute · Downing College, University of Cambridge · April 2026

★ Evidence brief contributor Inquiry into the situation of young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty and Inequality · Remote · 2025

★ Invited attendee Diverse Trajectories to Good Developmental Outcomes Workshop Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing · Cambridge, UK · November 2022

Public engagement

• Big Biology Day Volunteer — Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge (October 2025). Ran a family-friendly neuroscience stall with hands-on activities for parents and children.
• Panellist — Navigating Neurodiversity in the Workplace, University of Cambridge (October 2025).
• Event Organiser & Host — Pint of Science, Cambridge (October 2023 – May 2024). Coordinated venues, recruited speakers, and hosted three events bringing scientific concepts to lay audiences.
• Public talk — Simulating brains: how it works and what we learn, Cambridge Festival (November 2022).
• Guest author — Grey Matters, Vassar College (August 2021).

Science communication

My research has been featured by 342 news outlets in 19+ languages, including BBC News, Sky News, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, National Geographic, and Scientific American. See full media coverage →