I graduated from University of Ulster in 2003 with a BSc. Hons in Biomedical Sciences. After graduation I worked in Indiana University Perdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) as a research technician.

In 2004 I joined Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) to work as a research technician in the School of Dentistry. I moved to School of Pharmacy, QUB in 2010 where I worked as a research technician on the US Ireland and CFMATTERS studies.

In December 2015 I moved to the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, QUB to work as a research technician on the HaBio study.