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Siobhan is a fully funded PhD candidate at the Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research, at Anglia Ruskin University. Her research explores the experiences of military mobility for young people from British Army and RAF families, both overseas and within England, drawing on primary data that centres youth voice. Alongside her doctoral work, Siobhan works for SSAFA Community Health, supporting British Forces Overseas as a visiting Children and Young People’s Mental Health Community Nursing Practitioner and ADOS 2 Assessor. From her ongoing PhD research, she has developed a booklet sharing young people’s advice on navigating mobility, which is widely used to support families across the UK and overseas. Siobhan holds an undergraduate degree in Applied Social Science and Social Policy, a master’s degree in Psychology, and a master’s degree in Mental Health Nursing. Her personal, academic and professional work is grounded in supporting the wellbeing of the Armed Forces community.