She has a clinical background in exercise and multidisciplinary treatments for Chronic Pain Management and has published over 30 academic papers in this area. Her research focuses on evaluating and implementing of self-management interventions for chronic pain such as arthritis and back pain. Her most recent work revolves around using e-health and decision support to achieve a broader goal of designing and evaluating behavior change interventions to support the implementation and successful adoption of best available evidence into routine clinical practice. Her methods include using innovative clinical trials, systematic reviews and mixed methods designs.