She was the recipient of a Health Research Board Clinical Fellowship in 2008 and a Cochrane Fellowship in 2014. She worked clinically for a number of years as a physiotherapist, and has held positions in clinical education and academia. She has a special interest in the application of research findings to individualise exercise prescription across a range of chronic diseases. Her main research has focused on the effect of physical activity across diverse cancer populations from the point of diagnosis into survivorship. Other work focuses on the role of physical activity in other populations especially in the cardio-respiratory area and in major mental illness. She has lectured and presented her research widely and a number of publications have emanated from her work.