I work with teams and projects at IDS engaged in knowledge sharing and intermediary work aimed at changing policy and practice by facilitating access to (relevant) information and debate. These include IDS Knowledge Services and the Impact and Learning team.

My interests lie in policy influencing and how to support evidence-based decision making, developing evidence and information literacy, and engaging with technology to provide access to research and support diverse (particularly Southern) perspectives.

Previously, I was the Eldis editor for the Manuals and Toolkits Eldis Resource Guide and the Middle East and North Africa regional page. I also co-ordinated the production of Eldis on CD-ROM. Currently, I still moderate the Eldis Communities Manuals and Toolkits Readers group, a community of practice for development practitioners who want to share practical tools and methods in their fields of expertise.

I have been working at IDS since May 2007. Prior to that, I worked for Citizens Advice Scotland on public affairs and social policy in Scotland in the areas of consumer debt, housing and employment rights. I graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a MA (Hons) in Arabic with politics and Middle Eastern history.