Emily is a Research Associate at PEDAL. Her current research examines children’s play with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) toys in the early years, exploring the risks and opportunities of GAI toys with a focus on young children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Emily previously completed her PhD in PEDAL, researching children’s play communication and early relationships. Her research focused on children’s conversations with their friends and peers during freeplay and drawing activities, as well as fathers’ experiences of toy play and book sharing with their infants.
She has also worked at Anna Freud evaluating interventions aiming to improve young people’s mental health and reduce violence.