I am a Senior Clinical Psychologist with nearly 20 years of clinical experience. I worked in the public sector for 18 years working with the LGBTQ+ community in the context of HIV and sexual health, and currently operate a clinical practice in the Sydney CBD. I also teach and supervise clinical and research students in the Master of Clinical Psychology in the Graduate School of Health at the University of Technology Sydney.

My passion is the improvement of mental health and quality of life for marginalised and vulnerable populations/communities, through both my clinical work and translational research projects. I strongly advocate bringing together clinical practice and translational research, as I believe evidence should inform clinical practice and practice should guide the evidence-base. During my time in NSW Health, I chaired a committee to strengthen the research capacity of psychologists who are employed clinically in South East Sydney LHD, and was a senior member of staff involved in service redesign projects.

In 2019, I was awarded a Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) Mental Health Research Award to facilitate the completion of my PhD.