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Biography
Charlotte is Assistant Professor in Livestock Social Epidemiology in the Ruminant Population Health group. Her research interests are in applying novel social science methods to veterinary science problems. She uses qualitative and quantitative social science methods to understand farmer, vet, and public decision making for livestock health and welfare and technology use on farms.
Charlotte graduated from University of Surrey with a BSc in Veterinary Biosciences in 2017 and completed her PhD in the University of Nottingham Ruminant Population Health group in 2021 investigating antimicrobial use on sheep and beef farms. Between 2021 and 2025 she was a Research Fellow in the group.
Expertise Summary
Charlotte's areas of expertise include:
- Qualitative methods
- Mixed methods
- Social survey methods (factorial surveys, discrete choice)
- Farmer and veterinarian decision making
- Living lab approaches
- Responsible innovation
She frequently examines issues that are often sensitive in agricultural and veterinary contexts, including antibiotic use, emerging diseases, and contested animal welfare practices.
Research Summary
I currently work on the following projects:
Listening to livestock farmers: co-producing knowledge and communication for Bluetongue preparedness (2026) UoN Participatory Research Fund (PI)
Development of dynamic indexes of dairy cow welfare-resilience and improvement and extension of current health and welfare alerts from temperature and activity bolus (2026-2029) PhD project (Vicki Shepherd) funded by SmaXtec and SVMS (Co-supervisor)
Digital Platform For Sustainable Health: A Step Change In Reducing Endemic Disease In Dairy Cattle (2023-2026) BBSRC (Co-investigator - social science lead)
Understanding dairy farmer decision making for improved calf welfare (2023-2026) PhD project (Abbie-Louise Smith) funded by Horizon 2020 and SVMS (Co-supervisor)
DECIDE: Data-driven control and prioritisation of non-EU-regulated contagious animal diseases. (2021-2026) Horizon 2020 (Research fellow)
Past Research
I have previously worked on research investigating antimicrobial use in the ruminant sector. My PhD research was funded by AHDB and titled "An Interdisciplinary approach to understanding antimicrobial use on beef and sheep farms in the UK" (Supervisors: Jasmeet Kaler (PI), Fiona Lovatt, Chris Hudson).