Emma specialises in supporting researchers and people with lived and/or living experience of mental health challenges, suicide and self-harm in participatory research methods, with an outcome of real-world impact.

Emma supported the relationship between 100+ Lived Experience Advisors and teams working in partnership within 28 research studies and 33 projects across Black Dog Institute in 2024.

Emma was recently involved in the co-development of a bespoke approach to lived experience engagement at Black Dog Institute. She is also a co-author of the Co-Design Kickstarter, a publication co-developed in response to a need for a resource to support meaningful co-design research.