Lottie Howard-Merrill

Lottie is an ESRC-funded PhD student on the UBEL Doctoral Training Programme. Her research will produce action-oriented research on UK policy and community engagement on forced marriage, and evidence on best practice for initiatives in UK schools which strengthen girls’ agency.

Lottie has 9 years’ professional experience across research and practice with expertise in gender-based violence and child sexual exploitation prevention. Her research interests concern the relational elements and everyday enactments of gender, violence, and patriarchal practices that regulate young people’s sexual behaviours.