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Senior Research Executive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ACCENT-MR (2022 – 2023) <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Accent is an integrated and comprehensive Market Research Agency that tailors unique and insightful research programs. My role involved steering and contributing to multifaceted research projects within the utilities, energy, and transport sectors. As an example, I led the quantitative component of a survey for National Grid. The research provided a benchmark of public awareness and acceptance of household technologies such as heat pumps, electric vehicle charge points, heat stores, and smart thermostats. I also worked closely with Scottish Water on a choice modelling survey around the community impacts of pollution events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Evaluation Officer <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

SUSTRANS (2019 – 2022)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Sustrans is the charity entrusted with overseeing the UK’s National Cycle Network and promoting diverse forms of active transportation. I directed research on sustainable active travel, influencing national policies and practices. My role involved working closely with infrastructure delivery teams and evaluating the social and environmental impacts of their projects. As one of four Senior Evaluation Officers, I assessed the impact of a 51-million-pound infrastructure grant and a 30-million-pound temporary fund managed by Sustrans for Transport Scotland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Public Panel Member <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research<\/a> (Volunteer, 2019 – 2022)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Centre conducts research using administrative data gathered from public bodies. As a member of the public panel, I was part of a team that advised the Centre on their ethics framework, which included policies for data anonymization, linkage between different organizations’ datasets, expectations of privacy, and research topics. This framework is used both by researchers at the Centre and across Scotland to ensure their research methods are appropriate, effective, and ethical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Researcher <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Transport Research Laboratory (2014 – 2019)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The UK’s Transport Research Laboratory is a non-profit research consultancy which delivers large-scale strategy projects in transport engineering, infrastructure, and travel behaviour for government, academic, and commercial clients across the world. Whilst at TRL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n