ACADEMIC STUFF
I have a PhD in Philosophy, working at Royal Holloway University of London as an Associate Professor in Social Philosophy in the Geography and Sociology department (from 1st August 2026). I specialise in applied- and meta- metaphysics, but my interests are wide-ranging and span the areas of feminist/queer theory, critical socio-legal theory, the epistemology of logic, bioethics, and the philosophy of science. I am fascinated by the emptiness of nothing, the totality of everything, and the boundaries we draw around the 'some-things' in between, including from Kabbalistic and Buddhist perspectives. Regarding the boundaries between humans and genders, I am leading a project 'Trans/Forming Pregnancy' on gender diversity and reproduction. My academic publications can be viewed on PhilPeople and I have written multiple times for the magazine Aeon. I have published two books (pictured above), 'Women of Ideas' (2021, Oxford University Press) and ‘What's in a Doughnut Hole?’ (2026, Icon). I am currently working on my third book, with the support of my literary agent, Ben Clark at The Soho Agency. In terms of affiliations, I am a Director of the Society for Women in Philosophy UK, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, on the Council for the Royal Institute of Philosophy, and a Trade Unionist with RHUL UCU.

ARTY STUFF
Alongside my academic work, I compose and produce ambient electronic music under the artist name Masukii (duo with Matthew Nicholson). Our music is signed to Universal and Ninja Tune Production Music where it is available in their libraries for sync and downloading, and can otherwise be found in the background of a variety of TV series, films, and adverts. You can listen to all of our music on Soundcloud (and some of it is on YouTube). I am classically trained on the piano and violin (and to a lesser extent, in singing), but these days I mostly play the handpan (also known as a hangdrum) and tongue drum. I also drum on other surfaces such as tables, laptops, legs, and steering wheels. Sometimes I combine the above with a looper pedal to create soundscapes, and I did a one-time only live show during lockdown (otherwise I never perform). I also write quite intense and sometimes silly poetry, and I enjoy attempting life drawing. My artwork ‘Forgotten Parts’ (depicting a placenta and umbilical cord) was exhibited at the John Hansard Gallery and the Winchester School of Art Gallery, though due to the pieces use of my menstrual blood, hair, and rotting petals, it needed to be binned after that...

I have no social media accounts nor a smart phone, but if you like, you can get in touch using the contact form below.

(PS: I can't figure out how to remove the menu bar in the top left corner, so it takes you, specifically, 'nowhere'.)