Tamara joined the Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University in February 2012. Her research interests include sustainable business, entrepreneurial learning, graduate entrepreneurship and business growth. Tamara is Co-chair of the ISBE Entrepreneurial Learning in Organisations Special Interest Group.

Tamara gained her PhD from the University of Manchester in 2005 and subsequently worked in consultancy on a wide range of public sector research projects. She brings her experience of economic development and regeneration to her current research, which includes studies supported by ESRC, EPSRC and BIS.