She has worked in the area of psychosis, in either a clinical or research capacity, for 15 years. She is currently a lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Manchester and her main area of research focuses on developing interventions for psychosis, including increasing access to healthcare using innovative methods of treatment delivery, substance misuse and psychosis, and understanding the mechanisms of psychotic symptoms. She works clinically at the complex cases team in North Manchester with a range of service users with complex mental health problems.