A unifying theme in my research is how environments shape people’s opportunities to thrive, perform, and develop across the lifespan. Working across diverse settings, including healthcare, civil society, and sport, I examine how leadership, organisational cultures, norms, and social conditions influence health, participation, and agency from childhood to older age.
Ultimately, my research seeks to advance our understanding of how environments can support high performance, health, and sustainable development, while also identifying the conditions and processes that may contribute to vulnerability, exclusion, and poor health.
International collaboration and societal relevance
A defining feature of my research is the ambition to combine scientific quality with societal relevance. My research is conducted in close dialogue with stakeholders outside academia and aims to generate knowledge that can promote mental health, sustainable performance, and safe and supportive environments for development.
Through national and international collaborations with researchers, organisations, and policymakers, research findings are translated into knowledge that can inform policy development, education, and practical efforts for change. I also work actively to make research accessible and useful beyond academia through lectures, educational initiatives, expert assignments, popular science publications, and other forms of knowledge dissemination
