With a background in organic horticulture, Judith is a researcher at Coventry University's Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience. Her research centres on organic and other ecological growing systems, with particular interests in sustainable growing media, citizen science and engagement, and pollinating insects.

Judith is currently working to develop peat-free growing media suitable for ‘blocking’ technology. She is also coordinator of the Coventry Agroecological Living Lab, a network of local growers established under the EU Horizon 2020 project AE4EU, working to grow more diverse crops which bring greater resilience to climate change.

Previously, Judith was Project Manager of Organic-PLUS, an EU Horizon 2020 project comprising 25 partner institutions, investigating alternatives to contentious inputs in organic agriculture across Europe. She also worked within the project, trialling replacements and phase-out pathways for peat, plastic mulch and animal manure.

With interests in pollinators and citizen science, Judith worked on the Heritage Lottery funded 'Blooms for Bees', which created an app to help gardeners identify and record Bumblebees (Bombus spp.). Her work with bumblebees continued in TRUE, an EU Horizon 2020 project where she explored bumblebee preferences in heritage legume varieties. Judith has also contributed to citizen science research to identify ornamental plants at risk of becoming invasive.

Organic horticulture, sustainable growing media, citizen science and biodiversity in growing systems.