I am an interdisciplinary designer, researcher and academic. My background and interests are in politics, design, community activism, and skateboarding.
I have been working with Mawja Radio since 2017 - a humanitarian collective exploring audio production and sound media narratives within refugee and migration contexts. I have also been involved with the NGO Concrete Jungle Foundation since 2018, working with skate communities in the Global South to construct skateparks and implement youth development programming.
I am currently a PhD researcher and Associate Lecturer in the Design Department at Goldsmiths University, London. I also lead the Design Perspectives module at NULondon. My PhD explores Mawja Radio and Concrete Jungle Foundation in terms of Science and Technology Studies’ engagements with infrastructures. My current research interests are DIY skateparks, skateboarding in Jamaica, and privatised e-bike provision in London.
Besides Goldsmiths, I have given lectures at Aarhus University in Denmark, Manchester School of Architecture, and The University of the Underground in Amsterdam. I enjoy exploring a combination of Scandinavian Participatory Design and DIY practices to encourage students to collaborate with communities and intervene in the city. I run design workshops for commercial, educational and cultural institutions including The Design Museum. I am a member of the Design Societies Research Unit and student representative for Leisure Studies Association. I also enjoy making radio for stations such as Balamii, Systems Radio and BBC Radio 4, creating soundscapes and selecting music that interconnects with my research interests.