I am a British academic and educator. I am a Chartered Psychologist and an experienced psychology researcher. I lecture in psychology and academic skills at Chuo University,Tokyo. I also hold an honorary fellowship at the UK's University of Sheffield, where I have an ongoing research collaboration within the section of Academic Clinical Psychiatry. I divide my time between academic investigation, writing and teaching.

My research interest is in describing maladaptive social behaviour in neuroscienctific and psychological terms. For example, a recent paper that I have published was on neuropsychological function of homeless adults. Others papers that I have published recently deal with personality disorder and criminality, premorbid neurocognitive function of drug addicts and repeat self-harm by children.

I am presently managing a study to investigate the relationship between trauma and cognitive development of homeless street children in Quito, Ecuador. This is in collaboration with Universidad San Francisco de Quito, where I lectured prior to my appointment in Japan.