My research focuses on the consequences of contextual levels of social integration, such as those in a particular neighbourhood or classroom, and how people may establish and maintain meaningful relationships across social groups. More recently, I have also studied the way people behave in public or shared spaces, topics related to social exclusion and marginalisation such as bullying, and also the study of political participation, with a special interest in how and when marginalised groups may engage in political movements and protests because of their discontent with the political system.