I wear more sportswear than I do sport, painted nails for 4 years and speak Vietnamese like a 5-year-old.
I'm also a Freelance Designer, Researcher, Facilitator & Speaker with a unique methodology of 'Serious Joy' for working with survivors of trauma.
Freelance Design Researcher
Freelance User Researcher & Experience Designer
Founder and Organiser of Secrets Worth Sharing
Former Workplaces:
​
Trauma-Informed Specialist, Information Comissioner's Office (2024)
User Researcher, Chayn (2023)
Design x Inclusion, SPACE10 (2023)
Design Researcher, Diverse Data Programme at Genomics England (2021-2023)
Experience Designer, McKinsey Design (2019-2021)
Founder, On The Mend Design Studio (2018-2021)
​
Education:
​
Postgraduate Diploma, Art & Science, Central Saint Martins
BA History of Science (with History of Art), Cambridge University
Foundation Art & Design, Kingston University
Trainings & Certifications
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid 3 day course (2023)
Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse
Intra-Familial Child Sexual Abuse (2023)
Supervising Cases on Child Sexual Abuse for Social Work Managers (2023) Sibling Sexual Abuse (2024) Support for non-abusing parents and carers (2024).
Resources Support Hub and UK Aid
Safeguarding Matters e-learning (2023)
(Introduction to Safeguarding, Working with Partners, Safe Programming, Managing Complaints and Safe Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning)
