The Yellow Wood Project is currently 100% volunteer-run.
Meet our foundational contributors...
Elizabeth (Lizzie) McKee
Director and Founder
Lizzie is driven by both a keen interest in understanding the human condition and a belief that we should ‘do good’. She trained in behavioural investigative advice (commonly ‘offender profiling’) and spent a few years immersed in serious - predominantly sexual violent - crime, including high profile cases of online offending and child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSEA). Subsequently, as Head of Behavioural Science in the UK’s Foreign Office she applied behavioural science to complex foreign policy and development issues. In a start-up style unit alongside data scientists and open source specialists, Lizzie gained experience in behaviour change, building a new capability, and in the value psychology can bring to tackling difficult problems; including online harms issues such as disinformation and radicalisation. Combined with early career experience in police intelligence and social research respectively, she brings a rounded set of psychological, research, and leadership skills to The Yellow Wood Project.
Lizzie has volunteered in various settings and capacities, and cites an experience supporting a young male arrested for indecent image offending about 15 years ago as one of the seeds from which Yellow Wood has grown. A believer in the power of prevention as protection, Lizzie started The Yellow Wood Project to tackle a root cause of sexual violence with a mission to support rather than stigmatise children and young people in their sexual and social development.
Bron Bury
Fundraising Lead
Bron is seasoned philanthropy manager, with seven years' experience in the NGO space. His background includes working with award-winning organisations he is skilled at stewarding relationships for meaningful, long-term partnerships. More recently, Bron has provided pro-bono consultancy for Médecins Sans Frontières SG and the 2025 AFG Business and Philanthropy Forum in Singapore, helping develop a strong understanding of emerging regional trends in philanthropy and impact financing.
During his studies, Bron worked for international summer schools and ganed first-hand exposure to how existing safeguarding regulations and guidance are quickly evolving to ensure they best serve young people navigating the modern world.
What drew Bron towards working with Yellow Wood was two-fold. Firstly, the critical importance of its mission and his belief that as technology becomes ever-increasingly embedded in all aspects of everyday life, it is more important than ever before to help tackle online harms at an early stage. Secondly, the passion, expertise and drive of, Lizzie, was infectious. Her vision for Yellow Wood is clear and it directly addresses a critical and under-served space.
A graduate of the University of Nottingham (1st class BA History and American Studies), Bron is also passionate about music, running and Kaya Toast (an unmissable SG delicacy).
Theodore (Theo) Hunt
Project Officer
Theo holds a BA in Philosophy and a Master’s in International Law and Global Justice from the University of Sheffield, where he was awarded the International Law Prize for the highest academic standing in his program. His work is defined by a rigorous exploration of the intersection between theoretical ethics and global policy. His published research reflect his view of philosophy as a vital diagnostic tool for identifying the systemic, ontological, and ethical shortcomings in our global systems, and law as the tangible mechanism required to mend them.
For Theo, The Yellow Wood Project represents the essential bridge between philosophical ruminations and meaningful justice. His interest in this field was catalysed during his study of the Philosophy of Sex, where he began interrogating the landscape of sexual politics and bodily autonomy. Having observed an unprecedented rise in radicalisation and exploitation regarding sexual violence, he is devoted to creating defenses against these pressing human rights issues. Theo has found the collaborative spirit of Yellow Wood deeply inspiring; a small team committed to tackling modern global challenges.
When away from his research, Theo is a keen basketball player and a dedicated enthusiast of music, film, and literature.
Advisory Board
Derek Perkins
Prof Derek Perkins is a Chartered and Registered Clinical and Forensic Psychologist who has worked in prison, mental health, community and online settings, in the area of sexual and violent offending. He is currently Visiting Professor of Forensic Psychology in the School of Law and Social Sciences at Royal Holloway University of London, and Co-director of the onlinePROTECT research group on internet-related sexual offending.
Derek has published numerous articles and is a member of several respected national and international professional networks in his field, regularly presenting at their conferences.
Many in this field have come to the view that early identification of those at risk of harm or perpetration of harm, and the implementation of related prevention measures, is a vital part of achieving a society in which everyone can thrive, free from sexual abuse. Derek has been enthused by the concept, philosophy, and plans for The Yellow Wood Project and keen to support it as a potentially critical development in work towards ending sexual violence.
Amy Glover
Amy has worked in the domestic and sexual violence sector for over fifteen years, in a variety of front-line, leadership and trustee roles. Her interest began whilst pursuing a Master's in Forensic Psychology, alongside a voluntary role on the National Domestic Violence Helpline, and she went on to work in a women's refuge. During her career, Amy has designed, overseen and evaluated specialist services for both victim/survivors and perpetrators of abuse, giving her a broad and practical understanding of what effective intervention looks like. She is currently the Director of Services for Domestic Abuse at a charity supporting women and girls who have experienced abuse or adverse life experiences.
Amy is passionate about identifying what genuinely works to end violence against women and girls, having seen first hand the catastrophic, often intergenerational, trauma that gendered violence can cause. In recent years her interest has increasingly centred on how to effectively address the root causes of violence, and believes that early prevention projects such as Yellow Wood are crucial in tackling these issues. She's delighted to offer her experience and support as a member of the advisory board.
Kristina Curtis
Dr. Kristina Curtis is a recognised behavioural scientist specialising in the design, development and evaluation of evidence-based digital behaviour change interventions. With a strong foundation in health psychology and human-centred design, Kristina has spent over a decade advancing how digital technologies can be used to improve health and wellbeing outcomes across diverse populations. She pioneered the use of theory-driven methods to support digital intervention development in her PhD and has held joint academic and public health research roles, advancing applied research and practical public health impact. She runs her own behavioural design consultancy and also serves as an Honorary Lecturer and Associate at the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change in London, contributing to teaching, supervision and ongoing research in behaviour change science.
Kristina’s research and thought leadership includes systematic reviews, peer-reviewed publications, and invited presentations at international conferences. She bridges academic insight with real-world application, and her prevention- and health-oriented experience is an asset to Yellow Wood's aim to embed behavioural science into technology, health, and wellbeing initiatives.