• Co-creation and participatory methods
• AI ethics, Data feminism and inclusive data practices
• Inclusive technology transitions in the Global South
• Energy access, clean cooking and community-centred infrastructure systems

I work at the intersection of technology, lived experience and social change, focusing on the spaces of friction where systems, assumptions, and everyday realities do not easily align with digital advancements.

By foregrounding the perspectives and expertise of underserved communities, I aim to support more inclusive, relevant and beneficial approaches to design, so that technologies better serve the communities they are intended to benefit.

Selected Research Projects

Solar Energy Transitions (SET): Inclusive e-cooking in sub-Saharan Africa

Nuffield Expressions of Self: Race, religion and representation of care-experienced children and young people 

GAP-E: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Researching Key Industry Gaps in AI and Ethics 

EPSRC GCRF Humanitarian Engineering and Energy for Displacement (HEED)

Alison is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling (CSM). Originally trained as a sociologist, she brings a gendered lens to questions about who gets to participate or not in science and technology decision-making and why. She also serves as Ethics Lead at CSM, where she spends much of her time gently reminding people that just because something can be done doesn’t always mean it should.
Alongside this, she leads Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work focused on supporting women and underrepresented groups in STEM, including developing international opportunities for early-career researchers. She is continually inspired by the people she works with, whose perspectives, experiences and ambitions shape and motivate this work.