The Yellow Wood Project is an early-stage, 100% volunteer-run nonprofit.
Driven by expertise and fuelled by passion, belief, community, and collaboration.
Meet some of our foundational contributors...
Elizabeth (Lizzie) McKee
Director and Founder
After training in behavioural investigative advice (commonly ‘offender profiling’) and spending a few years immersed in serious crime, Lizzie was Head of Behavioural Science in the UK’s Foreign Office where she applied behavioural science to complex foreign policy and development issues. Working alongside data scientists and open source specialists, she gained experience in behaviour change, building a new capability, and in the value psychology can bring to tackling difficult problems. A believer research for good and 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.
Bron joined Yellow Wood because of 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. The Yellow Wood mission is clear and it directly addresses a critical and under-served space.
Theodore (Theo) Hunt
Project Officer
Theo holds a BA in Philosophy and a Master’s in International Law and Global Justice. His work is defined by a rigorous exploration of the intersection between theoretical ethics and global policy.
For Theo, The Yellow Wood Project represents the essential bridge between philosophical ruminations and meaningful justice. 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.
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. Highly established in his field, he is Visiting Professor at Royal Holloway University of London, and Co-director of the onlinePROTECT research group on internet-related sexual offending.
Derek's support for Yellow Wood comes from his endorsement of the view that early identification of those at risk of harm or perpetration of harm is a vital part of achieving a society in which everyone can thrive.
Amy Glover
Amy has worked in the domestic and sexual violence sector for over fifteen years. 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, and her interest has increasingly centred on how to effectively address the root causes of violence.
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 runs her own behavioural design consultancy and also serves as an Honorary Lecturer and Associate at the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change in London.
She bridges academic insight with real-world application, and is a sector leader in the use of AI in behaviour change.