I am a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast, investigating the association between hemispheric brain specialisation and animal welfare. In particular, the ability of behavioural lateralisation to be used as a novel tool for assessing and predicting welfare risk in the domestic pig, a species that is intensively farmed and prone to poor welfare, will be examined during my PhD.

I have a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Data Science.

My undergraduate thesis explored the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on mental health (depression, loneliness, stress and mood), and additionally assessed the influence of pet ownership and pet attachment on these outcomes. [https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2022.2051935]

My master's thesis combined the fields of Psychology and Data Science, aiming to develop machine learning tools capable of improving the accuracy and objectivity of depression detection and diagnosis. Specifically, I built machine learning models that were able to predict depression status using sociodemographic and motor acitivity data with a high level of accuracy.