Jennifer holds an undergraduate degree in Humanities, specialising in History and Linguistics, from Hertfordshire University and completed her MEd in Education and Development (Distinction) at Bristol University in 2004. She completed her Cambridge DipTEFLA in 1991.

Jennifer has over 20 years teaching experience in Greece, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Sudan, as well as in the UK, including at the University of Manchester, the University of Bristol and King’s College London. She spent over 15 years working with non-governmental organisations in designing, managing and supporting the development and implementation of a range of education projects for displaced populations affected by conflict and natural disasters in various countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, South Sudan, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt). She has also worked as an examiner for various exams (IELTS, EdExcel IGCSE, Cambridge FCE and CPE).

Her current professional interests include special educational needs, mental health issues, counselling and issues affecting refugees and asylum seekers.

In her free time she enjoys hiking, camping, singing and playing the flute.