About
My research is in the broad fields of public opinion, political behaviour, and political psychology. I am primarily interested in how people develop attitudes towards their political systems - such as democratic attitudes, political trust, democratic satisfaction - and the consequences these attitudes have for policy preferences and political behaviour. I tie these to issues of representation, particularly in terms of (social) class, and have a particular interest in redistribution and welfare policy. I have previously worked on issues of European integration and globalisation.
In 2026 I was awarded a €1.5m ERC Starting Grant for a project, CONTRUST, that will begin in January 2027 and run for five years. It will study whether and how political trust can be used to bolster support for complex policy solutions.
My work has been published in academic journals such as the British Journal of Political Science, European Journal of Political Research, Political Science Research and Methods, European Union Politics, West European Politics, and the Journal of European Public Policy, amongst others. My co-authored book, Trust in Crisis?, will be published with Cambridge University Press.
I have served in editorial roles for three academic journals: Public Opinion Quarterly, Electoral Studies, and Journal of European Public Policy.
I work and have worked with a variety of non-academic organisations such as the Institute for Government and Open Society European Policy Institute. I regularly write for general audience outlets and am available for consultancy work.
I joined Politics and International Relations at Southampton in 2023 after three years at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford. I finished my PhD in Politics at the University of Southampton in 2020. I am affiliated with Nuffield College (University of Oxford) as an Associate Member.