I am a PhD Student at the Astronomy Department working with Matthew Hayes. I specialise in placing observational constraints on supermassive black hole (SMBH) seeding mechanisms in the early universe using the intrinsic variability of active galactic nuclei to reveal hidden SMBHs at redshifts near the epoch of reionization. Additionally, I am interested in understanding the large number densities of SMBHs currently being revealed at high redshift by studies utilising both the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope in the context of how these extremely massive objects affect the galaxies in which they reside as well as any contribution they may make towards cosmic reionization.

I am also passionate about public outreach and developing data analysis tools for both HST and JWST.

Our recent re-imaging campaign of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field which revealed more SMBHs in the early universe than previoulsy reported was summarised in a press-release which you can read here:

Hubble finds more black holes in the early Universe