Leanne started her career in nursing before pursuing a PhD in Health Services Evaluation. Her passion for demonstrating how interventions can directly impact on people’s lives led to a change in career path into the world of Sport for Development.

Leanne previously worked evaluating LFC Foundation’s sport for development programmes; demonstrating the direct impact of their work on families, young people and the local communities. The role focused on monitoring and evaluating interventions focusing on children and young people, with overall outcomes of increasing sport and physical activity participation, alongside developing strong community cohesion.

Leanne is passionate about allowing participant voices to be heard in research, while providing compelling evidence of the impact and effect organisations’ work has on communities and individuals.