I am Registered Nurse at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where I am dedicated to evidence-based, compassionate, and collaborative care. I received my PhD from the University of Maryland’s iSchool; my dissertation was titled Breastfeeding Without Nursing: The Lived Experiences of Exclusive Pumpers. Following the birth of my daughter and successfully breastfeeding without nursing, I conducted groundbreaking research into the experiences of over 2,000 people who exclusively pumped their milk. I have also redesigned the international breastfeeding symbol to be inclusive of both chest/breastfeeding and pumping (universalbreastfeedingsymbol.com), as well as creating symbols for other kinds of infant feeding (babyfeedingsymbols.com). I am an experienced academic editor and offer professional editing services – be warned, I vehemently defend the Oxford comma (even though I’m a Cambridge graduate…).

My pronouns are she/they. I am originally from (the old) York in the north of England but moved to America in 2008. I have travelled to every continent except Antarctica and love to explore new and interesting places. I’ve done death penalty defense work, opened and run a café, been an utterly terrible lawyer, and can’t seem to quit going to school; the common theme is my innate motivation to help real people with real world problems. I also turn yarn and wool into vaguely more useful things; attempt to complete ambitious DIY projects; bake ridiculously tall cakes; get in touch with my Slytherin side with my pet snakes (though I am mostly a Ravenclaw); and snuggle with my fur babies: Axel, a beefy polydactyl tabby, and Milo, a typically clownish Frenchie. Most importantly, I am a proud mama bear to my spitfire daughter and future YouTuber/doctor/veterinarian, Georgie.