Career
Lisa is a Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit, working on the Constitutional Principles and the Health of Democracy project. She joined the Unit in September 2019 after undertaking an MA in Public Policy at King's College London, initially working with Meg Russell on a three-year ESRC-funded project on Brexit, Parliament and the Constitution. Prior to undertaking her MA, Lisa worked as a headhunter specialising in the public sector, and worked with a number of central government departments and arm's-length bodies on board-level appointments.
Lisa is co-author, with Meg Russell, of The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit. She has co-authored two articles published in Parliamentary Affairs: '‘Representation of the UK Parliament’s Power in the National Media: Too Weak, or Too Strong?’ with Meg Russell, and ‘Parliamentary Influence on Brexit Legislation, 2017-2019’ with Tom Fleming. She has also co-authored or contributed to a number of Constitution Unit and UK in a Changing Europe reports, including Rebuilding and Renewing the Constitution: Options for Reform, with Meg Russell and Hannah White.