She completed her medical degree and PhD at the University of Manitoba where she studied viral characteristics involved in the transmission of HIV from mother to child. She came to Vancouver for her Internal Medicine Residency, then stayed to complete her Infectious Disease training. She is currently a clinician scientist at The Oak Tree Clinic at BC Women’s Hospital and at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC. Her current research program focuses on engagement of vulnerable HIV+ persons including women, youth and marginalized populations, as well as co-morbidities of aging and reproductive health in HIV+ women.