I am a DPhil candidate in History researching missionary families in the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts between 1701 and c.1783. Drawing on histories of gender, family, religion, and empire in Britain, early America, and the Atlantic world, I explore the experiences and contributions of families, including kin networks and households, to missionary work. Within this, I am particularly interested in the interactions between missionary families and non-conformist colonists, indigenous people, and enslaved people, alongside the refashioning of families through their work. Elsewhere, I have published on the material culture of the British Gay Liberation Front.
In 2025, I graduated with a BA in History (with French) from the LSE, ranking first in my cohort. Following this, I completed a fully-funded MSt in History (Early Modern) at Oxford, examining missionary masculinities in the SPG.
My DPhil is generously funded by the Hamish Scott Memorial Studentship at Jesus College.
