Using nature-based solutions to build resilience, helping people learn the power of living systems.
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Gaining applicable insights about nature to build resilience to hazards.
How cities absorb and recover from acute shocks through community, governance, and spatial design.
Cultural immersion, participatory design, posthumanist theory, and narrative approaches to disaster research.
School outreach, public engagement, and curriculum design to build civic preparedness and environmental literacy.
Cross-cultural research in UK and Japan; fluency navigating Western and East Asian institutional contexts.
Translating complex environmental research into actionable policy, including advisory work.
I am a Disaster Scientist, completing a part-time PhD at UCL's Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction & the Institute of Education, working at the intersection of ecology, education, and disaster science.
My fieldwork takes me across Europe and Asia — areas with radically different relationships to urban nature — exploring how urban forests, rain gardens, and living infrastructure shape community resilience before, during, and after disaster.
I work with creative research methods, combining immersive fieldwork with posthumanist theory, participatory mapping, and policy analysis. I believe disaster science must engage seriously with culture, aesthetics, and the more-than-human world.
Beyond academia, I am engaged in public education, political advocacy, and practical outreach, including school programmes on resilience in emergencies across London, as well as international work helping direct aid to vulnerable communities.
I speak Polish, English, and Japanese (In progress), with intermediate BSL. I also practice martial arts, survivalism, and coding to maintain versatility.
Reflecting on coastal water systems and the safety provided by the hundreds of pine islands that serve as natural barriers to stroms and tsunamis.
Riverine water systems, traditional ecological knowledge, and the cultural dimensions of disaster preparedness in historic Japan.
Tracing water sources in the mountains, reviewing land topography to better understand human-nature interactions.
First-author, top-tier publications spanning disaster risk reduction, human–nature interaction, nature-based solutions, and disaster education.
I embed teaching within applied research rather than treating it as a separate role. My goal is to equip students with critical thinking and practical tools for navigating disaster risk.
Available to mentor students in disaster research, science, and career navigation. Please get in touch to discuss opportunities.
Research, mentoring, and educational services for individuals and organisations working at the intersection of environment, risk, and resilience.
Bespoke qualitative and mixed-methods research in disaster risk reduction, urban ecology, and nature-based solutions.
One-to-one support for postgraduate researchers navigating fieldwork, writing, publication, and doctoral study.
Programmes for schools, community groups, and public audiences on nature, emergency preparedness, and environmental justice.
Participatory and creative methods for projects reaching communities or challenging conventional research frameworks.
Academic writing support, manuscript review, and editing for journal articles, grant applications, and policy documents.
Conference presentations, panel discussions, and public lectures on urban resilience and nature-based approaches to risk.
Delivering hands-on workshops on nature, safety, and emergencies across London schools.
Providing advice on national disaster education policy, urban nature interventions, and disaster research funding.
supporting climate and social justice by standing in elections, campaigning & advocacy.
Featured on Garry Turner's In the Business of Healthy Masculinity (Ep. 25). Commentary on science, politics, and education for general audiences.
Writings, reflections, and commentary on disaster science, research work, politics, and beyond.
🌿On the use of nature to protect the UK's capital from national security threats.
🌿Reflections about doing a PhD in disaster science and engaging in international fieldwork.
🌿A detailed summary of findings showing that children understand and engage with disaster information.
🌿The case for using social data to inform evacuation behaviour modelling.
🌿Practical advice about organising and engaging in international fieldwork as part of a PhD.
🎙️An informative podcast about engaging children in disaster preparedness conversations.
I welcome enquiries about research collaborations, consultancy, mentoring, speaking invitations, and media appearances. Based in London, working internationally.