Jess is an ESRC funded PhD researcher based at the Institute for Mental Health (University of Birmingham) and the Self-Harm Research Group (University of Nottingham). Her PhD focuses on self-harm and suicide within LGBTQ+ young people. She previously worked at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Aberdeen on a variety of health, clinical and forensic projects. During her undergraduate and Master’s degrees, she worked as a Research Intern for the Self-Harm Research Group. Jess maintains collaborations nationally and internationally, working on multiple topics