Lucy is a strong advocate for locally led humanitarian action and has worked across global networks to support approaches that centre the priorities and knowledge of communities affected by emergencies. Her work has explored how organisations adapt to new ways of working, including the growing influence of digital tools, data and emerging technologies on decision-making and accountability. She has led initiatives spanning global data systems, learning programmes and research collaborations aimed at strengthening evidence-informed practice and bridging the gap between innovation and operational reality.
During her Fellowship Lucy will explore how technological change intersects with broader questions of power, governance and responsibility in humanitarian action. Her research examines the concept of artificial intelligence as public and humanitarian infrastructure, and how ethical governance frameworks, participatory design approaches and new models of global collaboration can help ensure that technological change strengthens - rather than undermines - locally driven responses to crisis.
Her work is grounded in a guiding principle: people first, technology second. Always. She is particularly interested in how innovation can be shaped in ways that reinforce human leadership, relationships and accountability within humanitarian systems.
Alongside her research, Lucy is committed to fostering dialogue between academic, policy and practitioner communities. Her broader interests include systems thinking, movement-building and creating accessible pathways for humanitarian actors to engage with institutional and technological change.
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