I am currently Course Director for the BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science and Health Physiology undergraduate programmes at Ulster University. Prior to taking up this post at the beginning of 2019, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Public Health, at Queen’s University Belfast. I completed my undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science and postgraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Nutrition. My PhD research project focused on the functional impact of breast reconstruction in women following mastectomy for breast cancer. I completed my postdoctoral research fellowship on the SITLESS project; an EU funded multi-country randomised controlled trial which aims to assess how combining an exercise programme with additional sessions to encourage active lifestyles can influence sitting time in older adults (aged +65 years). My research interests include functional rehabilitation in clinical populations, public health promotion and the development of interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity in special populations. Regarding my teaching, I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and have experience teaching, supervising and assessing at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. My specialist subject areas broadly include anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, public health and epidemiology and research methodologies. Professionally, I am on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) as an accredited Level 4 Specialist Trainer. In addition, I have experience delivering REPS accredited and Chartered Institute for Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) endorsed courses including; cardiac rehabilitation, cancer rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, mental health, chronic low back pain and obesity and diabetes courses. I am also a qualified gymnastics and running coach.