Currently she holds the post of lecturer in nursing at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Prior to her lecturing post, Dr Jordan carried out a PhD which explored preventative mechanisms for dementia. Part of her PhD involved conducting a systematic review of the various drugs using in the prevention of dementia. This was carried out as a Cochrane systematic review. Dr Jordan carried out this research in the cpaacity of PhD candidate and Cochrance fellow, which was awarded to her. Following successful completion of her PhD and Cochrance systematic review, Fionnuala part-takes in the Cochrane research arm of the Western Vascular Institute, as head of Cochrane Research. To date, the WVI has 6 active reviews, with a 100% success rate under the guidance of the Cochrane Vascular and Stroke groups, and Fionnuala's expert experience.