Sarah is a social scientist at Forest Research, the research agency of the Forestry Commission and Britain’s principal organisation for forestry and tree-related research. Her current research focuses on the social aspects of tree health and biosecurity, social and cultural values of urban treescapes, and past, present, and future approaches to the management of resilient and connected treescapes. Her PhD connected forestry professionals’ experiences of practice, career trajectories and uncertainty to theories of social learning and identity development with the aim to expand perspectives in the field of professional forestry education in Britain and globally. 

Sarah combines a range of perspectives from policy, science, practice, and education to understanding and navigating uncertainties and complexities surrounding treescape management in the Anthropocene. Apart from Branching Out, she is involved in policy evaluations, mapping biosecurity training needs, designing practitioner guidelines and toolkits, alternative approaches to pest management, and other Treescapes projects, including: Connected Treescapes and newLEAF