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I am a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the Centre for Brain and Behaviour, where I study how humans perceive voices. Human voices don't just tell us what someone is saying, voices also convey a lot of information about a speaker's intentions, feelings, and attitudes. Crucially, voices also help us make sense of who we are talking to.

My research tackles questions such as:
- How do we form first impressions from a voice within a fraction of a second and what shapes these impressions?
- How do we become familiar with a voice, and what changes in our perception as we get more familiar?
- How do we recognise someone purely from the sound of their voice?

This work has become especially exciting in the era of rapidly advancing voice technology and AI voice synthesis. Alongside studying human voices, I now also get to investigate how people perceive increasingly realistic AI‑generated voices, and what it means for our interactions (be they human-to-human or human-computer interactions), when AI-generated voices and content become part of our everyday lives. One of my recent papers can be found here.

Beyond my research, I am an EDI co‑lead for the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences. With LGBTQ+ History Month approaching and as a member of the LGBTQ+ community myself, I am always impressed with the university's a busy programme of events for both LGBTQ+ History Month and Pride Month. The kinds of events and QMUL's commitment to push forward important policies, including QMUL's trans‑inclusion statement, help make the university a supportive place for all