Survey of English Usage,
University College London
Tel: +44 20 7679 8205
Media and events
I am an experienced public communicator and make regular media appearances. In recent years, I have appeared regularly on BBC Radio 4 (Free Thinking, Woman's Hour, Pick of the Week, More or Less, and The Naked Week), as well as BBC World Service and LBC Radio, and been interviewed for the Guardian, Stylist Magazine, and HuffPost UK. I also regularly host public engagement and knowledge activities at UCL. This page outlines some of my recent media and public engagement work.
'Improving Communication During Adverse Gestational Events'
In April 2026, UCL hosted a prestigious roundtable event to discuss the role of communication in providing care during and after adverse experiences in pregnancy. More details coming soon!
4th Annual Symposium on Pregnancy Loss Communication
In April 2026, UCL hosted the 4th annual Symposium on Pregnancy Loss Communication. More details coming soon!
Launch of 'Effective Communication for Pregnancy Loss care'
In October 2025, we launched a brand new, evidence-based Continuing Professional Development course, co-designed by Dr Louise Nuttall and myself, with support from the UCL Educational Media team. The course features several short films, Produced and Directed by John Livesey, in which actors voice the transcripts of research focus groups during which lived experience co-producers spoke powerfully of the effects of language in pregnancy loss care.
BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker, 2025
In June 2025, I was named as one of 6 BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinkers for 2025, and as the inaugural Researcher in Residence at the BBC Audio Science Unit, which makes programming such as Inside Health and Inside Science!
Woman's Hour
BBC Radio 4
I appeared on BBC Radio 4's 'Woman's Hour' in September 2024, to discuss the findings of the EStELC report and our recommendations for clinicians communicating with people who have experienced pregnancy or baby loss. My interview was also repeated on 'Weekend Woman's Hour' and 'Pick of the Week'. You can listen back here.
Interview with The Guardian
I was interviewed by The Guardian's Health Policy Editor Denis Campbell in November 2024, about the findings of the SuPPL project and its recommendations. You can read the article here.
Appearances on 'More or Less'
BBC Radio 4
I was interviewed about linguistic data on BBC Radio 4's 'More or Less' twice in 2023; firstly, to discuss issues of correctness and usage about singular and plural 'data' (you can listen back here) and later to discuss claims in the media that half of English words are derived from French (you can listen back here).
