Research
I am a research-on-research scholar working at the intersection of science policy and research evaluation. My key areas of interest are research impact, research culture and measurement/evaluation of academic work. I am interested in exploring how things change - how and why institutions, cultures and ideas evolve over time.
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You can see the full list of publications on my ORCID or Google Scholar profiles.
Research culture
I am currently exploring how the idea of 'research culture' emerged as a governable object in UK higher education. Here, I explore the meanings and institutional structures that emerge to support (and report on) research culture. Within this project, I explore how research culture changes by looking at the attitudes towards and practices of research impact.
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Furthermore, in my SRHE-funded project, I have explored the evaluative logic of narrative CVs. Using a vignette-based methodology, I have explored the valuation practices in assessing the CVs and the differences between story-telling and story-listening in evaluative contexts.
Research impact
I have a long-standing interest in research impact - its meaning, assessment and effects. For example, I have explored the varied epistemic practices underpinning impact (see my Science and Public Policy article here). I have analysed the REF impact case study to show how the 'restrictive storytelling' shapes how we understand and assess impact (see my Studies in Higher Education paper here). Finally, I have co-authored the book on the 'Impact Agenda'.
Science-policy interactions
My research explores how evidence is produced and used in policymaking. I explored it across different settings, for example by studying the legitimacy of experts in policymaking, the rise of epistemic infrastructures in governing the SDGs, the rise of statistical entrepreneurs or different repertoires of knowledge brokering. In one of my favourite papers so far, I have explored the conceptual 'core' of a concept of co-production by exploring its meanings and underpinning theories across different disciplinary communities. You can find the paper here.
