Fern is a lecturer in Sustainability at Bournemouth University in the Life and Environmental Sciences department. She has a BSc (hons) degree in Psychology and a MSc in Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology. Her PhD was in Veterinary Medicine and Science, evaluating strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the dairy system.

Fern has a wide interest in the sustainability sector, but having a psychology background, has a keen interest in environmental psychology. How we drive behaviour change and encourage people to adopt pro-environmental behaviour. She is also interested in the trade-offs and conflicts from implementing environmentally friendly measures, such as the economic, social, health and wellbeing impacts. In addition to the agri-food sector, such as food waste and limiting greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Fern hopes to research these topics further and how we can work towards a Net-Zero world.