Lisa completed her PhD at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), focusing on the enabling role of digitalisation for circular supply networks, under the supervision of Dr Jagjit Singh Srai. Alongside her doctoral studies, she has served as a Research Fellow at the World Economic Forum, contributing to the Circular Transformation of Industries initiative. Lisa holds an MPhil in Industrial Systems, Manufacture and Management, and an MEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Aberdeen. Her MPhil research explored rice straw valorisation in developing countries from a sustainable supply chain configuration perspective.

Lisa is the recepient of an Impact Award allowing her to further develop the outputs of her PhD research into practical applications.