With a background in Archaeological Science and PhD in Chemical Analysis, my interests in Landscape Archaeology developed during a series of Postdoctoral Research positions dedicated to realising the potential of the (then) emerging field of Geographical Information Systems. Following my appointment to a lectureship in Landscape Archaeology & GIS at the University of Leicester I have worked at a range of Institutions in combining my research interests in Archaeological Theory, Landscape Archaeology, and GIS in order to explore, exploit and realise the creative synergies and tensions that emerge.   
My interest in Prehistoric landscapes developed out of formative early fieldwork experiences in Orkney and I have worked on a range of Prehistoric landscapes from the flood-plains of Hungary to the uplands of Exmoor. It was also prompted by a childhood fascination with the site of Avebury, Wiltshire, whose landscape of monuments and megaliths I have been fortunate enough to explore through a succession of AHRC-funded fieldwork projects with my colleague Prof. Josh Pollard of the University of Southampton.
Over the years my interests in Archaeological Theory have drawn explicitly, and extensively, upon developments in Anthropological thought. Having joined the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology here at Bristol I have the privilege and pleasure of working directly with Anthropologists whose ideas are already sparking new directions in my research and challenging me to rethink my core assumptions about prehistoric people and the worlds they inhabited.