She works as a Lecturer for the Department of Psychological Medicine where she teaches and works on the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Psychology, and is a small group facilitator on the MBCHB Professional and Clinical Skills programme. She has several years experience working clinically with patients in various health settings and currently works as Senior Psychologist for Counties Manukau DHB in their newly developed Cancer Support service. She recently completed her Ph.D. which examined aspects of avoidance and mindfulness in the context of colorectal cancer. Her research included experimental study of the moderating role of mindfulness on disgust-driven avoidance, and investigated a mindfulness-based intervention to address psychological distress and associated avoidant behaviour in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.