My Story

I’m an academic researcher in sound and the body. My research combines music and neuroscience, investigating the potential of sound as a tool for improving autonomic health and self-regulation by measuring its impact on biosignals.

My PhD explored the effects of audible frequencies on the mind, brain and body as part of Leverhulme’s Sensation and Perception to Awareness Doctoral Scholarship Programme. The thesis focused on how sound is experienced and interpreted by the autonomic nervous system, combining physiological measures (heart rate
variability) with micro-phenomenological interviews to capture both
bodily responses and felt experience.

I have developed a novel three-tiered methodology alongside a set of
specially composed, frequency-focused sound stimuli, drawing inspiration from the work of Eliane Radigue. The work resulted in
a practical research framework and compositional heuristics for
sound-based interventions.

You can read and download my thesis here

As an interdisciplinary researcher, my background is in music. I completed an MA in Sonic Arts and Composition before spending several years in advertising, working closely with a music streaming service client. During this time, I developed a deep fascination with the potential of sound as a therapeutic tool.

Commercially, I have over ten years of experience working with Global brands, from Spotify to Finisterre. I’ve become a copy and creative polymath. Accumulating a supersized toolkit of wordcraft skills, from sculpting impactful copy, product description language hierarchies, taglines and designing tone of voice guidelines for mega brands to writing long-form academic articles and scripting interviews for popstars, chatbots, and even popstar chatbots.

My ultimate goal is to contribute to the development of evidence-based interventions that harness the power of sound to improve well-being. Currently, I’m developing my skillset working with the female-first supplement brand Bare Biology, translating complex health research for the general population.