Sandra is currently a part of the Impact of Impact project at the Policy Institute, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Prior to joining King’s, she worked as a Researcher at Cranfield University and as an Analyst at National Highways in the UK, contributing towards the large-scale government-sponsored projects. She then moved to Melbourne, where she completed her PhD in Computational Social Science at Victoria University, funded by the Australian Government. She is also certified in Business Analysis by British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT.

On the project, she is focusing on today's meaning of impact and value of research, for policymakers and society.