In 2020, I completed my Doctor of Philosophy in social psychology at the University of Newcastle under the supervision of A/Prof Mark Rubin, A/Prof Stefania Paolini, and Dr Kylie McIntyre. My PhD investigated sleep as a mediator of the relation between social class and health across four studies of university students around Australia (as well as a small population of students from an Irish university and students from TAFE). My PhD highlighted that improving an individual's sleep could help reduce the impact that being from a lower social class can have on one's mental and physical health. However, it is important that the interventions to improve sleep should be appropriate for people from lower social classes.

From 2019-2021, I worked at Everymind, a mental health and suicide prevention organisation. I worked on various projects including investigating the mental health and wellbeing of small business owners, and evaluating the effectiveness of postvention initiatives in NSW secondary schools. From 2021-2023, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with A/Prof Michelle Kennedy on the Murru Minya project at the University of Newcastle. This project aims to explore the conduct of research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Currently, I work as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof Elizabeth Rieger exploring interpersonal factors and eating disorders, and I am part of the National Network workstream within the Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre.