Coco is Theos’ new Policy, Research and Impact intern. She recently completed a PhD in UK benefit policy at the University of Cambridge and has published research on austerity and local government, and the role of media and literature in the formation of social imaginaries. She lectures at the University of Cambridge on issues around work and welfare and undertakes invited talks on benefit policy and Christian thought. She was previously attached to DWP on as part of an ESRC doctoral fellowship.