She supervises several doctoral students, teaches undergraduate research courses including applied research for honours students and a post-graduate subject focused on innovation in research. She is a sociologist and social worker who has published widely on gender, sexuality and embodiment in the rural, with an ongoing interest in research methodologies. Dr Bryant has authored Gender and Rurality with Barbara Pini, and the edited international collection on Sexuality, Rurality and Geography with Andrew Gorman-Murray and Barbara Pini. She has also published in numerous journals including Journal of Rural Studies, International Journal of Qualitative Research, Sociologia Ruralis, Australian Feminist Studies and Human Relations.