Completed a PhD thesis by publication with the University of Sydney in September 2018. Five published papers make up this thesis. Thesis titled  'Exploring the whole family experience living with younger onset dementia from a social model perspective.'

Is a Physiotherapist, qualified in 1986 with extensive clinical experience working with people living with acute onset and degenerative neurological conditions in the community both in the UK and Australia. She is very interested in the lived experiences of people living with neurological impairments and their families.

Currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Implementation Science Stream.

Current qualitative research project:

Identification and referrral for refractory epilepsy patients at primary and general neurology care: A feasibility study in New south Wales

Lived experiences and social impact of living with neurological impairments in the community from a personal, family member and whole family perspective. Understanding the needs of the whole family living with parental illness, especially with children and young people involved.  

Exploring ways to use the social model of disability framework to improve societal, health care and social care understanding of living with impairments.  Using principles of SMOD to create socially focused services and health interventions. Raising awareness of socially constructed disablement and what needs to be changed to support enablement.

Implementation science provides the strategies to promote co-created and co-produced crucial change within health care and improved well being. Translation of evidence, uptake of evidence, acquisition and dissemination.